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The FCA is looking to extend the remit of Independent Governance Committees that oversee workplace pensions.  In a consultation paper - published today - it sets out two key new roles for...

The number of people covered by corporate group risk policies increased by 3.3 per cent in 2018 - or almost half a million people -  according to the latest sector report by...

UK businesses could save £61bn a year by prioritising health and wellbeing, according to new data from VitalityHealth. The data shows that British businesses lost a total of £81bn in 2018 as...

The number of people saving into a DC workplace pension is almost level with those holding DB pensions, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics. According to ONS...

Since the introduction of auto-enrolment there has been a significant spike in the number of people breaching lifetime allowance ‘protections’ according to new HMRC figures. The figures were released following a freedom...

Almost two out of three trustees are now putting in place measures to prepare their scheme for Brexit, despite the ongoing uncertainty. This survey, by Hymans Robertson, found trustees were taking a...

Fiduciary managers have failed to deliver returns for pension schemes over the past year, in what has proved to be difficult market conditions, according to a new report. In a new report...

Punter Southall Aspire  has hired Chris Eyre as an associate director, in a bid to expand its workplace retirement advice service.  Eyre will be associate director of Punter Southall Aspire retirement services...

People’s personal happiness and wellbeing continues to remain flat, despite rising economic prosperity, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics.  Its latest personal and economic well-being index —...

The Pension Advice Taskforce has launched a new voluntary code of practice for financial advisers looking to transfer DB pensions.  This Gold Standard code is based around a set of nine principles,...