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The concept of retirement has been taking a new shape in the UK. An employee’s planned retirement age is  a target they can set for themselves, rather than a date determined by...

Ellipse was founded in 2009 and has grown to become the 6th largest UK group life provider based on 2017 new business volumes. It reached an 8 per cent share of new...

Called Yulife, the insurtech business describes itself as the UK’s first ‘lifestyle insurance business’ and plans to use AI and behavioural science to enhance and protect lives. A simple digital product will...

The acquisition of the firm, founded by Paul Brantingham and Simon Derby, is the first specialist employee benefits business bought by PIB since it set out on the acquisition trail in 2016....

Analysis of Now: Pensions’ 1.7 million members shows residents of Cumbria are the most likely to opt out, with 8.2 per cent doing so. That is more than twice the rate of...

The report, authored by Allianz Global Investors vice-chair Elizabeth Corley, chair of the advisory group on impact investing appointed by the government, says the financial services industry should be able to answer...

The research by ShareAction found six out of nine auto-enrolment pension providers fail to take a stand on weapons investment, while seven providers are lax on tax avoidance, despite societal concerns. The...

The group risk industry body is asking the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to push for an exemption from the potential charges where the sole asset of a discretionary trust is an...

Workchain Ltd owners and directors Phil Tong and Adam Hinkley encouraged five senior staff at the company to get the temporary workers out of the scheme so the company could avoid making...

The research, across 28 firms, found 96 per cent supported making participation mandatory for pension providers to participate to ensure full coverage. The research found 89 per cent thought information made available...