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Almost four out of 10 adults aged 55 or over say retirement is “impossible” in the near future due to the cost-of-living crisis. The survey by My Pension Expect found that many...

When new ministers are appointed there is a risk that they simply roll forward everything that their predecessors had set in train.  But change of leadership offers a good opportunity to reassess...

Digital employee benefits platform provider Cloud8 has made two senior appointments to its team, Mark Carman, former Aon business development director, and Julie Rouffiac, a chartered accountant. Carman, who previously held roles...

Employees who opt out of their workplace pension scheme, to help them cope with the cost-of-living crisis risk losing employer contributions and tax relief, which may be more than the short-term savings...

The pensions industry has urged caution over proposed plans merge a number of financial regulators into one ‘mega-regulator’.  These plans were initially proposed on the campaign trail by Liz Truss. Now she...

Pension schemes need to be alert to the key risks inherent in impact investments within the property and real estate sector.  A new guide - aimed at pension scheme managers and trustees...

Penfold, the digital workplace pension provider, has come under fire from advisers for presenting employers with marketing that claims table-topping performance for periods it was not in existence. Marketing material from the...

Following April’s National Insurance (NI) contribution increase of 1.25 per cent, the anticipated rush of businesses implementing a salary sacrifice arrangement as a more efficient way for employees to pay pension contributions...

XPS Pensions Group has promoted Mark Searle to be its new head of DC investment. Searle joined XPS in October 2020 has been involved in developing DC investment strategies, including the ESG-oriented...

Dominic Harris, a specialist pension lawyer, has been appointed as the new Pensions Ombudsman. The Department of Work and Pensions confirmed that Harris will take over when the current Ombudsman Anthony Arter...