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Millions of higher rate taxpayers in personal pensions and GPPs who currently fail to collect half their tax relief could see their relief automatically under a rule change floated by the Office...

A big majority - 86 per cent of employers said they have prioritised employee communications as a result of the pandemic, with 71 per cent of employers now conducting research among their...

Trustees of larger occupational pensions and authorised schemes could soon be required to calculate and publish their schemes’ carbon footprint under new government proposals. The Department of Work and Pensions is now...

Six out of 10 pension savers are supportive of the FCA’s new investment pathways according to new research. Legal & General Investment Management in association with NMG Consulting found 70 per cent...

Investors lost £78m in investment and pension ‘clone’ scams in 2020, according to the latest figures from Action Fraud. There has been a surge in this activity since the Covid crisis hit,...

Legal & General has launched a new care concierge service for group protection customers.  This online hub will help employers find appropriate care for relatives with advice on a range of issues:...

Tobin Murphy-Coles has taken over the role of CEO at PES, taking over from PES founder Ian Rummels and bringing Stuart Gray on board in a non-exec role. Gray, who was founder...

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) is expanding its mentoring and development programme, which will pair 50 mentors up with those working in the pensions industry in 2021.  This programme builds on an...

As demand for more sustainable investments grows, investors are being warned about the dangers of ‘greenwashing’ in the bond market by a leading asset manager. ‘Greenwashing’ is a term used to describe companies...

Four out of 10 pension schemes recognise the need to move quickly on the issue of GMP equalisation of historic transfers according to research by Aon. This issue affects transfers with GMP...