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Smart, the provider behind the Smart Pension Master Trust, has today announced Jamie Fiveash as UK chief executive officer (CEO), following recent changes in roles for Andrew Evans and Will Wynne to...

Hymans Robertson has appointed Simon Mortimer to the new role of chief digital officer.  Mortimer joins from the Body Shop where her was vice president of digital, covering the USA and Canada....

Over 50 per cent of pension transfers carried out since the Covid crisis have triggered a scam warning.  This data was compiled for the Work and Pension Select Committe by XPS Pensions...

Ditching the state pension triple lock in favour of a ‘double lock’ is unlikely to save the government  money, according to a new policy paper from the Pensions Policy Institute. It recommends...

Seven out of 10 employees say they are not ‘resilient’ in the wake of the  coronavirus pandemic, according to new research.  This Aon survey, which covers employers across Europe, also found that...

Almost half of those currently on DB transfers say they are unsure whether they will still be active in this market in a year’s time, according to new research. More stringent regulation...

Digital GP services — which have been increasingly offered during the Covid crisis — have seen an increase in out-of-hours appointments. Research from AIG Life shows that one in six people using...

The scale of pension fraud appears to be far in excess of figures reported to Action Fraud. A report published by The Police Federation highlights the scale of the problem, saying this...

Aegon will retire both the Kames Capital and TKP Investment brands as it completes its rebrand.  This process saw it bring its various global businesses under a single operating structure in February...

The government should legislate to give pension companies and regulators greater powers to help prevent fraud and protect savers. This should include the ability to stop transfers they believe are fraudulent, even...