DC

Standard Life has appointed Barry Butler to its Independent Governance Committee (IGC). This follows the transition of Andrew Davies to chair of the IGC - which oversees the the interests of 2.7m...

The majority of DC scheme members, 80 per cent, would give up flexibility for higher income, and 78 per cent would do so for a guaranteed income, according to Hymans Robertson. According...

A combined approach of phased annuities and drawdown can achieve a higher total income in retirement and give retirees both security and flexibility, according to Standard Life. According to analysis by Standard...

The People’s Pension has appointed Stuart Reid as its new distribution director. Reid will join The People’s Pension in February, after serving as director of workplace pension at Smart Pension. He has...

Schroders has committed to running on its defined benefit (DB) pension and using up to 10 per cent of its DB pension surplus yearly to support DC commitments, ensuring DB stability through...

Unum UK's health and wellbeing app, Help@hand, has seen strong demand for nutrition support, especially from women. Help@hand’s nutrition service has delivered 6,225 consultations of which 70 per cent were booked by women...

Nuveen, a global investment manager with $1.3 trillion assets under management, has appointed Harriet Steel as global head of institutional. She joins from Pemberton, where she was head of global clients and...

The gap between the best and worst-paying annuities has grown recently, in line with rising bond yields, says retirement specialist Just Group. According to research, a 70-year-old could earn nearly 20 per...

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has cut its 2025/26 levy estimate from £100m to £45m as the government moves toward a rule change that could reduce it to zero. The industry has...

Health Shield’s Select Health Cash Plan sales rose 95 per cent after launching a £6.50 Level 2 cover, now chosen by 62 per cent of members. Over the previous year, the average...