Royal London appoints chair
Royal London has appointed Isabel Hudson as a non-executive director and chair of The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited. Lynne Peacock, who is the current interim chair, will step down from...
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SPP leads criticism of pension investment review objectives: industry responses
SPP is leading the criticism of the pension investment review objectives, with the industry responding to Government proposals aimed at boosting UK investments through pension fund consolidation. Many raise concerns over the...
Over a million have not visited the dentist in two years: Broadstone
More than a million people of working age have not visited a dentist in over two years, according to Broadstone. A recent analysis of the ONS survey, Experiences of NHS Healthcare Services...
People’s Pension to target UK investments with £4bn private markets allocation
The People’s Pension has confirmed it is targeting a £4bn investment into private markets by 2030, with a substantial weighting to UK assets. In order to facilitate this the company says it...
BW partners with board performance reviews platform
Barnett Waddingham (BW) has partnered with BoardClic, a platform for digital board performance reviews and board member evaluations. BoardClic's board review platform and benchmarking tools for pension plans are exclusively available through...
One in five take cash from pension at earliest opportunity: L&G
One if five pension savers who withdrew a cash lump sum from their pension did so as soon as they turned 55. The figures from Legal & General, show that a significant...
Breaking: Torsten Bell appointed as pensions minister
Torsten Bell has been appointed pensions minister, becoming the fourth in just over two years. Bell has been MP for Swansea West since the 2024 boundary change and was previously the chief...
Nearly 1 in 4 advisers plan to adopt AI within a year
Nearly one in four or 23 per cent independent financial advisers are planning to introduce AI tools into their services over the next year, according to Opinium. AI is slowly picking up...
Industry critical of Reeves’ plans for ‘mega-funds’
Providers and consultants have urged the government to focus on value for money metrics, rather than asset size when driving consolidation in the DC market. These responses suggest that the industry is...
Investors cut risk as equity allocations hit 16.5-year high
Institutional investors reduced risk in government bonds while maintaining their largest stock investments in 16.5 years, with the State Street Risk Appetite Index dropping to -0.09. Investors reduced risk in sovereign bonds...
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