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Railpen has appointed Sarah Gray as general counsel, replacing Sally-Ann James, who is retiring. Gray, who has decades of experience, joins from the Post Office, where she was most recently interim group...

Aon has appointed Jaspal Phull and David Gaffney to its European Real Assets Research Team as the firm continues to expand its private markets capabilities in response to rising investor demand for...

There is a growing “disconnect” between the rhetoric on sustainability and concrete action among fiduciary managers, according to the latest research from XPS Group.  It found that just 21 per cent of...

Defined benefit (DB) pension transfer redress payments are expected to remain at historically low levels in the first quarter of 2026, according to First Actuarial. According to the firm, advisers got a...

People’s Partnership has appointed the former head of workplace pensions for Lloyds Banking Group, Jackie Leiper, as a non-executive director.  Leiper has considerable experience in the workplace pensions and wider financial services...

MetLife has launched its employee benefits offering in the Irish insurance market, with Group Life cover now available to employers and employees in Ireland. According to the firm, the product will be...

Aon now has a second partner with the required professional qualifications to take on the role of a scheme actuary for a CDC scheme. Chintan Gandhi, partner and head of Collective Defined...

Callum Beaton has been appointed president of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), succeeding Nicola Stacey ACII, while Debbie Mitchell DipPFS serves as deputy president in 2026. Beaton began his career in insurance...

The industry saw significant senior appointments across the pensions and employee benefits sector in 2025, as firms expanded leadership teams, revived advisory capabilities and strengthened their defined contribution and workplace savings strategies....

The biggest deals of the year in the UK pensions and employee benefits sector mostly landed in December, with WTW buying Cushon and Gallagher taking over First Actuarial. Here is a dive...