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One area in which we’re all better served than at any time in history is our ability to access data. The advent of the digital age continues to make that which was...

It’s not controversial to say a key regulatory objective is to encourage consumers to shop around for financial services products. As well as driving competition, it also ensures the customer gets the...

Market events of 2020 could lead to a fresh wave of benefit reviews by UK companies and increase the number of pension scheme closures in the comping year, according to a new...

Currencies can be extremely volatile, especially when major political events such as Brexit occur. This can  have a significant impact – negative or positive – on the value of investments. In a globally...

Key data standards have been published by the Pensions Dashboard Programme, which will underpin the technology used to deliver this service.  While this news has been widely welcomed by the industry, some...

BlackRock’s voting record shows it has been undermining the objectives of a climate action coalition it has only recently joined, according to Eli Kasargod-Staub, CEO of pressure group Majority Action. Speaking to Corporate...

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) could be merged with a competitor, as its parent State Street explores ways to achieve scale in the increasingly competitive asset management sector, according to reports. The...

The fear of ever-expanding regulation and the prospect of big bills for helping staff with financial matters has had a freezing impact on employers offering retirement guidance to their people. Punter Southall...

The soaring cost of professional indemnity insurance is impacting consumers ability to access pension freedoms, with a third seeing an increase of more than 50 per cent since last year. Research from...

Just 17 per cent of employers are using video conferencing for pension surgeries despite increased home working, research from Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing has shown. The research, which was conducted in...