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The gender pension gap is currently sits at 40.5 per cent for 2020–21, almost unchanged from the initial estimate made half a decade ago and represents an annual shortfall of £7,100 on...

The number of higher rate taxpayers increased by 100,000 between the tax years 2019 to 2020 and 2020 to 2021 up to a total of 4.0 million, according to new data from...

The Spring Budget will be announced next Wednesday, and AJ Bell's experts explain the key points to watch for in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s statement. An accelerated state pension age hike is on the...

Annuitants run the danger of losing thousands in retirement income by failing to compare options.  The highest and lowest incomes offered on the market have significant variances, according to data from Hargreaves...

Conservative MP Anthony Browne has brought a Ten-Minute Rule Bill in Parliament today, proposing that employees be given the right to choose their own pension plan and have their employer pay into...

Bfinance has announced two new senior hires following the firm’s recent management buyout. Olivier Cassin, who previously worked at Bfinance from 2000 to 2014, rejoins the company in the newly created position...

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,  if we heat our planet by 1.5°C, we will lose 70% of the world’s coral reefs. At 2°C or more, the pathway many scientists...

We keep hearing about biodiversity and the Taskforce on Nature-based Financial Disclosure (TNFD). Why do they matter to DC pensions? The pensions industry has spent a lot of energy focusing on climate...

An investment team with a greater level of diversity leads to better investment outcomes, according to WTW. WTW's new paper, Diversity in the asset management industry: on the right track but at the...

Pension and employee benefits consultants Broadstone has appointed Kylie Arbon as its new head of transformation. In this new role Arbon will lead the integration of current and future acquisitions within its...