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Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) is stepping up its activities in the UK DC market and has today been appointed manage a segregated, global corporate bond mandate for Nest. WFAM won a...

Fintech company and Master Trust provider Smart Pension has formed a strategic partnership with Link Group, a leading administrator in the Australian superannuation industry. As part of this deal Link will take...

Product providers need to address growing demand for more socially responsible investment (SRI) options within workplace pensions. Corporate adviser Chase de Vere says there is demand from both employers and employees for...

Over the past 15 years, UK savers have become more prepared for their retirement, but there are still significant gender gaps according to new research. Scottish Widows found that more than one...

Phoenix Group is extending its strategic partnership with technology provider TCS to help grow the company’s workplace business.  This extended partnership will now provide services for Standard Life Assurance, which Phoenix acquired...

Pension schemes could make cost savings of up to 20 per cent by switching to a master trust, according to new actuarial research. Analysis by Hymans Robertson showed that savings could be...

The former head of a charity for the disabled has admitted defrauding the charity’s pension scheme out of more than £250,000. Patrick McLarry, 71, has pleaded guilty to fraud at Salisbury Crown...

Advisory firm HUB Financial Solutions found retired households with the lowest income received the lowest level of benefits, raising concerns that many cash-strapped pensioners may not be checking their entitlements to additional...

Getting employees to do an extra 15 minutes walking a week could grow the world economy by $100bn (£80bn) a year - according to new research. Health insurer Vitality - in conjunction...

The two watchdogs work jointly on the ScamSmart campaign, and warn this latest research shows “overconfidence” can lead to savers missing signs of a scam.  Its figures show that despite almost two...