Pensions

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has named Deborah Evans as the new chair of The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO), effective 1 July 2025 for five years. Pensions Ombudsman Dominic Harris says: “I...

Karl Bennett has been re-elected as chair of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) UK until 2027. Bennet, who was the former Wellbeing Director at employee benefits provider Vivup and director at...

Aon has appointed nine new partners to its wealth solutions business in the UK.  This include James Collier, a senior member of Aon’s defined contribution (DC) consulting team, Richard Gooch, a senior...

Aegon has launched a new digital hub aimed at helping people better understand the emotional aspects of money to improve their overall financial wellbeing.  This is part of its new Money:Mindshift campaign...

LCP is the latest firm to confirm it has successfully connected to the pensions dashboards ecosystem. LCP said it had connected its first pensions administration client to the ecosystem, in line with...

NatWest Cushon has significantly expanded its investment team with three senior appointments, as it looks to support its growth trajectory towards £25bn AUM. The master trust has appointed Rahil Ram as head...

A new report from Scottish Widows reveals a deepening retirement crisis, with 15.3m people heading into retirement poverty - 1.6m more than last year. Despite a modest rise in average projected retirement...

As you might have noticed, UK pension schemes are complicated. Trustee boards and employers have a huge amount of work to do, with financial penalties and reputational damage hanging over their heads...

More than four in five employers, 83 per cent, believe longer working lives are inevitable as life expectancy rises, according to Canada Life. The report, Building Longevity-Ready Workplaces in the UK, calls...

Mis-selling and unsuitable advice now account for the majority of complaints made to the Financial Ombudsman Service regarding financial advisers, according to behavioural finance experts Oxford Risk. According to the analysis, around...