The Northeast of England has been identified as a regional ‘black spot’ where access to private hospital facilities can be limited; with only 19 private hospitals and 48 total facilities listed by...
Kerr Henderson Financial Services (KHFS) has been acquired by Ashtree Financial Services, creating one of the largest privately-owned financial planning practices in Northern Ireland. The acquisition was made by Michael Blaney, owner...
Former Nest CEO Helen Dean has started her new role as chair of the Standard Life’s Master Trust company board. In this role she will oversee the interests of the 300,000 members...
The cost of running a small DB pension scheme is four times the cost of running a large scheme, according to the latest analysis from Hymans Robertson. The pensions consultancy has highlighted...
Bulk annuity deals have hit a record high of £49.1bn across 226 transactions in 2023, surpassing the previous peak of £43.8bn in 2019, according to Aon’s UK Risk Settlement Market Update. According...
The government is launching a new online service to help customers check for and fill any gaps in their National Insurance (NI) record. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM...
Higher illiquid allocation led to lower returns last year, according to a survey of returns of fiduciary managers operating across the UK pensions sector. XPS Pensions Group’s survey found a significant gap...
Nest teamed up with Good Things Foundation’s National Device Bank to donate 342 laptops. The National Device Bank, established in 2022, refurbishes devices used by businesses and then gives them to people...
Royal London Asset Management has restructured its global equity team following the resignation of its head of equities Peter Rutter and a number of the global equities team. It is understood that...
Pimfa has joined 15 other financial services trade bodies in calling for the Chancellor to intervene over the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) proposals to publicise enforcement investigations. Pimfa, along with UK Finance,...
