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The Pensions Regulator has appointed Charles Counsell as its new chief executive. Counsell is currently chief executive of the Money Advice Service, and has previously worked for The Pensions Regulator as director...

Arter has also been reappointed as the Ombudsman for the Pension Protection Fund, again for a further two-year period. The Pension Ombudsman investigates complaints and disputes about personal and occupational pension schemes....

The Financial Conduct Authority says it hopes to “drive up standards” in the claims management sector, when it starts regulating this area of business from April next year. The watchdog has published...

The Department of Work and Pensions will consult on ways to boost pension savings among the self-employed in the coming months. These proposals were contained in the government's ‘Good Work’ plan, published...

Although this will initially only be available to US employees, the partnership between Microsoft and BlackRock could provide a seismic shift to the workplace pensions market across the globe. This joint initiative...

Four out of 10 HR professionals feel ill-equipped to offer support to employees with financial problems, according to a new survey.  Fintech lender Neyber found that almost half of the HR people...

Technology is transforming healthcare delivery with everything from artificial intelligence to virtual GPs supporting employees’ health and wellbeing. And, after years of lagging the UK’s domestic insurers, the international medical insurers are...

The Competition and Markets Authority has demanded a range of reforms to improve competition in the investment consultant and fiduciary management sector. This recommendations come as the CMA publishes its final report...

The latest figures released about the shape of the master trust market show that one scheme has applied for authorisation so far. Given the window has been open since 1 October 2018...

It is a funny old world where your simplest product confuses the distributor and customer! A group life lump sum benefit simply pays out on the death of an employee and the...