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Fewer people are seeking advice on their retirement options before taking cash from their pension according to the latest FCA data. More than half (54 per cent) of the people accessing their...

Royal London has offered to start “immediate” discussions with LV= about a potential merger, after plans to sell LV= to a US venture capital firm collapsed today. LV=, formerly known as Liverpool...

It is almost 10 years since the start of auto-enrolment. Is it time to look again at how the industry can encourage better engagement with pensions? Engagement has been a perennial problem...

Climate risk could see DB pension deficits grow by a further £25bn according to new research from Hymans Roberston. The pension consultants looked at the potential impact of climate risk on FTSE350...

Nearly 19 per cent of UK adults over the age of 55 have felt discriminated against at work due to their age, according to research from Canada Life. The research also found...

Canada Life UK has appointed Stuart Robinson as its new chief financial officer and David Germain as its chief information officer. Robinson (pictured below) will join from Aviva where he has worked...

Legal & General has launched a new HR communication toolkit designed to help employers promote health and wellbeing benefits more effectively.  The toolkit include various six-step guides, templates, examples and a checklist...

The number of people accessing their pensions under pension freedom rules fell in 2020/21 according to new data from the Financial Conduct Authority. Its data shows a 12 per cent reduction in...

A total of 40 per cent of employees, or 11.7 million workers, say they would consider switching employers to get better employee benefit, according research from Unum. The research, by Unum and...

Only a third of active equity funds, 34 per cent, outperformed a passive alternative this year, according to AJ Bell’s latest ‘Manager versus Machine’ report. According to the report, active outperformance was...