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Whether purchasing a product or service, the assurance of quality is paramount. None more so than with medical treatment. But what does quality really mean? And, how do you measure it? For...

Lift-Financial founders Joel Adams and Michael Holden are the backers of Mana, the first Manchester restaurant to been awarded a Michelin Star in more than 40 years. Adams and Holden, who head...

The University of Oxford Pension Scheme is the latest master trust to gain authorisation from The Pensions Regulator.  This now brings the total number of master trusts authorised to 34.  Salvus Master...

Almost one in three employers want mandatory public reporting of workplace mental health statistics to help tackle this growing issue. In total, 30 per cent of employers surveyed by Howden Employee Benefits...

More than eight out of 10 employees who have been diagnosed with a mental health condition have not confided in their employer about the problem, according to new research.  This study of...

The Queen’s Speech should include a “comprehensive” pensions bill, to pave the way for pensions dashboard, collective defined contribution pensions, as well as better treatment of non-taxpayers in auto-enrolment schemes.  Aegon’s pension...

The asset manager AllianceBernstein is collaborating with leading scientists to develop new research on climate risk and investment performance. This research project will be run from Columbia University’s Earth Institute.  Scientific experts...

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has renewed calls for the forthcoming pension bill to enable a rise to AE contributions, DB pensions to be simplified and for legislation to be included...

While almost one in two people have changed their spending habits in the last year to be more “ethically aware”, only 12.6 per cent have asked where there pension is invested, according...

Cash plan provider Medicash is enhancing its core corporate proposition, by extending dental and optical benefits.  These two features remain the most popular benefits, the insurer said. On its Proactive plan the...