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All-out growth or volatility control? When it comes to savers with decades to retirement it is surely one of the greatest questions those charged with managing defaults face. Of the more than 30 default funds reflected in...

A Government-led climate change report,  urging the UK to target ‘net zero’ carbon emissions by 2050, is asking investors to challenge their pension fund providers to ensure they support low carbon industries....

Individual Savings Accounts were launched 20 years ago, in April 1999. These tax-efficient savings and investment products were initially aimed at individuals, but in recent years they have started to gain traction in the...

The DB market is seeing significantly increased scrutiny from the Pensions Regulator, with a clear desire for consolidation of smaller schemes. But will the market actually see significant consolidation? The two large consolidation...

Aon has launched a new digital wellbeing platform, aimed at helping clients improve the health of their workforce. The Well One application has been launched with health technology firm dacadoo, which has...

Fast-growing employee benefits and pensions consulting business Broadstone has acquired Glasgow-based Thomson Dickson Consulting (TDC) to support its growth across consulting and actuarial. The business is owned and managed by actuaries Ann Marie...

XPS Pensions Group has bought Royal London's pensions actuarial, consulting and administration services for £4.8m. RL Corporate Pension Services Limited (RLCPS) provides pensions actuarial, consulting and administration services to 150 smaller defined benefit...

The group risk industry paid out a new high of £1.68bn in claims in 2018, a £64.5m increase on 2017, and helped 5,595 people back to work after a period of sick...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today launched a Call for Input asking for feedback on its proposed approach to reviewing the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and the Financial Advice Market Review...