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Inheritance tax, income tax and taxes on spending and investments have been revealed to be the most hated taxes in the UK, according to findings from a survey conducted by Opinium for...

SEI today announced the acquisition of Atlas, Capita's defined contribution (DC) master trust. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, extends SEI and Capita's long-term strategic partnership. As it has done...

Swiss Re has requested that the Chancellor exempt trusts with only protection assurance policies from the Relevant Property Trust (RPT) Regime. Swiss Re technical manager Ron Wheatcroft says that this could be...

Phoenix Group CEO Andy Briggs has held himself accountable for the company’s carbon intensity reduction targets for 2025 and 2030 and emphasised that its fiduciary duties will always be to provide strong...

The State Pension will be uprated by 3.1 per cent in April, following the publication of the inflation figures for September. Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, fell slightly between...

The government has today published its roadmap for ‘greening’ the financial services sector in the UK.  Key to this is the introduction of new sustainability disclosure requirements, which will incorporate and expand...

Railpen has appointed Ellen Watson-Hicks as its new chief risk & compliance officer. Ellen has over 20 years of experience as a qualified accountant and working in financial services. She joins Railpen...

The government has today published its roadmap setting out the steps needed to make the UK a leader in sustainable and ‘green’ investments. As part of this roadmap the government will introduce...

The UK has moved up a global league of pension providers, with high scores for both integrity and adequacy of its state and private system. It now sits 9th in Mercer CFA...

Mercer wealth leader Paul Goodwin has joined the fintech platform Moneyhub as a key account director. This is one of two senior appointments made by Moneyhub to boost its senior team. It...