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The letter - signed by Bupa’s chief executive Alex Perry, Axa PPP’s chief executive Keith Gibbs, Aviva chief executive of global health Mark Noble and Vitality UK chief executive Neville Koopowitz -...

Interest in factor strategies has been growing ever since the global financial crisis, when investors saw that many traditional asset classes behaved in the same way in stressed market conditions. Since then, fund...

With premiums a matter of pounds a week, dental and optical plans are rarely top of the agenda for employee benefits advisers. But, as these benefits can play a valuable part in an...

Lloyds Banking Group and Schroders have joined forced to create a new wealth management group. This joint venture allows Lloyds to access Schroders investment management expertise, while giving the fund manager access...

SMEs are struggling to attract and retain staff, according to new research from MetLife UK. Bosses companies employing between 50 and 300 staff say attracting talent is a bigger challenge than growing...

EQ Workplace has appointed Martin Leigh as its new corporate pensions & risk benefits account manager. Leigh joins from Creative Employee Benefits where he was an account manager. He has previously worked...

A deeper understanding of the value that group risk delivers to organisations is the key to expanding the new-to-market sales channel. That was the view of delegates at a Corporate Adviser/Canada Life Group Insurance round table debate...

Structural changes in the workplace, technological innovation, providers’ direct strategies and increased consolidation all mean group risk products must develop to thrive in the market of the future, said delegates at a Corporate Adviser round table in London...

The court overturned an earlier judgement, and ruled that HMRC could impose 40 per cent IHT on pension transfers made by those who know their life expectancy is impaired. Effectively this means...

The Prudential Regulatory Authority will no longer require small UK insurers to have their annual Solvency and Financial Condition Report (SFCR) externally audited. This exemption will benefit all members of the Association...