HMRC reclaimed £34m in Lifetime ISA (LISA) withdrawal charges in the 2020/21 tax year, a more than threefold increase over the previous year according to a freedom of information request by Hargreaves...
Aegon Master Trust and Societe Generale have partnered to enhance the savings journey of 4,500 UK members, as Societe Generale changes its pension. Societe Generale has appointed Aegon to transition its existing...
Phoenix Group Holdings completed four bulk purchase annuity transactions totalling £4.0 billion in premiums during the second half of 2021, including £3.6bn in external deals and a further £0.4 billion tranche of...
Aegon research highlights the top 3 challenges concerning advisers when providing retirement advice in the coming year. The top three challenges, according to advisers, are regulatory and tax changes, the impact of...
Around 47 per cent of UK consumers tried to book an appointment with an NHS GP in the last 6 months, 20 per cent of which were unsuccessful according to research by...
The National Audit Office (NAO) has censured Nest for making irregular payments totalling £100,000 to retain staff in key posts. Nest made payments totalling £100,000 to 2 individuals in two payments -...
Zedra has today announced the acquisition of independent pension trustee and governance services provider, PTL. PTL, which was founded in 1994, is a professional trustee firm, acting for both defined contribution and...
Mercer has announced Benoit Hudon as president and CEO of Mercer UK. Hudon takes over from Sylvia Pozezanac, who has now left Mercer. In addition to his new role, Hudon maintains his...
Aon has appointed Jenny Davidson as trustee director of its £1.4bn master trust. Davidson, who represents BESTrustees has worked for 40 years in the pensions industry for a number of private sector...
Experts predict that Covid and its financial pressures on the government will mean that the expansion of the auto-enrolment is unlikely this year as are changes to the pension tax relief. Aviva...
