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The Association of British Insurers has called for pension tax relief to be simplified, in order to reduce savings inequalities. This call for government action comes after the ABI commission a report...

Aegon is rolling out a new version of its Member Insights tool for master trust and GPP clients that facilitates behaviourally-driven targeted emails to different groups of members. The provider’s dynamic governance...

The High Court has ruled that the cap on maximum compensation available under the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) flouts age discrimination rules. This ruling is likely to have widespread implications for the...

Globally, experts are concerned many people could be sleepwalking into retirement poverty. The World Economic Forum highlighted that the gap between what people save and what is needed for an adequate standard...

Employers are starting to roll out Covid-19 antibody tests for those returning to work — with some finding higher-than-anticipated positive results. One London-based construction firm has found more than half of its...

The head of the London Stock Exchange has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority.  Nikhil Rathi has been appointed for a five year term and will...

IFA firm Ascot Lloyd has acquired six new businesses in the first half of this year.  Despite the Covid-19 lockdown, the firm has snapped up firms that add £1.2bn to the funds...

Defined benefit superfund consolidators have been given the green light by the government, with The Pensions Regulator (TPR) outlining an interim regime based on stringent capital adequacy rules rather than an employer...

IFM Investors, the Australian investment manager specialising in illiquid investments for not-for-profit pension funds, has appointed  Gregg McClymont as executive director, public affairs (UK), as part of its push into European markets....

Eight of 10 advisers think that an ESG-tilted portfolio will outperform over the next 25 years, when compared an equivalent non-ESG portfolio.  This survey was conducted among attendees at a recent virtual...