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The financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic are causing mental health problems for many of those in the ‘sandwich generation’.  More than half of adults aged 45 to 54 - who are...

Pension consultants have warned trustees and scheme sponsors about “highly contentious” small print buried in the new FCA guidance on pension transfers. This suggests that if schemes give personalised illustrations, showing the...

Scientists at the University of East Anglia have launched a new app that shows users how various medical and lifestyle factors impact their own life expectancy. The app uses big data from...

Employers are more concerned about the physical and mental health of baby boomers than other generations in the workplace, according to new research. Group Risk Development (Grid) found that concerns for health...

HR teams are spending around £6,000 per employee on benefits but have no idea if they are being used, according to a new report. Thomsons Online Benefits says HR departments have increased...

Trustee boards have adapted well during the Covid crisis and have embraced new ways of working and meeting according to Aon. However the professional services firm says there has been an increased...

The Covid crisis has not had a significant impact on the risk transfer market, which has remained buoyant during the first half of this year, with significant transactions being completed, according to...

Employee sickness absence rates rose during 2019, according to the latest data from XpertHR. The company found that around 6.4 days per employee were lost over the year due to sickness, up...

Barnett Waddingham has appointed David Stoddard as its chief operating officer. Stoddard joins from Baringa Partners where he launched and led the the growth of their life and pensions team. The COO...

Three quarters of DC and DB pension schemes believe they will be ready to join the pensions dashboards initiative provided they have two years to prepare, a Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association...