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Transfer volumes through the Origo Transfer Service increased by 20 per cent in the year to 30 June 2019, to over 680,000, while the time taken to execute transfers fell from an...

Three quarters of employers want to see the removal of the £10,000 earnings trigger, which excludes millions of low paid and part-time workers, a majority of which are women, from auto-enrolment, according...

The Pensions Regulator has launched a new online tool, designed to help employers re-enrol their staff into a workplace pension more quickly. This launch comes as thousands of small and micro employers...

The Government has confirmed it will review all public sector pension schemes after a Supreme Court ruling that changes made to the firefighter’s pension in 2015 were discriminatory to younger workers.  Government...

Figures from Unum show more employees than ever are seeking support for mental health conditions, with this being the condition most people sought help with under its return to work scheme last...

Aviva has extended the mental health cover available on a range of its corporate PMI products to support those with gambling and gaming addictions. This is available on its Optimum PMI scheme,...

Nick Burns has been named CEO of Gallagher’s Employee Benefits Consulting Division, UK, replacing Tim Johnson who stepped down earlier this year. Burns has held numerous roles across the corporate intermediary sector,...

The Department of Work and Pensions has launched a new health in the workplace report, which contains a number of recommendations to reduce ill-health related job losses. The DWP says that despite...

Aegon is critical of FCA plans to extend the role of IGCs in relation to the new investment pathways. The pension provider says it does not think IGCs should have an “executive” role...

Baby-boomers are far less likely to see financial wellbeing as a priority in the workplace, according to new research.  As a result the age of company decision-makers can have a significant impact on...