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Today (December 5th) is the last day at which men and women will receive the state pension on their 65th birthday. Those born after December 5 1953 will have to wait a...

The firm - which was bought by AIG this summer - largely provides group life and income protection products to the SME market.  One of the key changes it has made is...

The Pensions Management Institute has said that the growing master trust sector must overcome “significant obstacles” if it wants to deliver a good service for members.  To achieve this end the professional...

This telecoms giant had been looking to substitute its current measure - the Retail Prices Index (RPI) - with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), which typically increases at a slower rate.  It...

Salary Finance has launched a new ‘Advance pay app’ offering employees up to 50 per cent of their salary in advance.  The company, co-founded by the former head of Google, is aiming...

The Government has confirmed it is freezing the auto-enrolment trigger at £10,000 for the next year, potentially increasing the number of people who fall into the ‘net pay trap’.  Pensions minister Guy...

Four major digital trends are driving the employee benefits marketplace, leading to cost savings for employers and better employee engagement. A report by Maxis GBN - a joint venture between MetLife and...

Dutch and Swedish DC charges to scheme members look competitive, but overall they are typically more complex with additional administration fees, in the case of the Netherlands, paid for by the employer....

The majority of people in the UK now support mandatory pension contributions, according to new research. Two-thirds of respondents (66 per cent) support this move according a survey by pension consultants LCP,...

In total 44 per cent of scheme are now in surplus, and 90 per cent of companies could pay off their IAS19 deficit with less than six months earnings.  However it is...