NHS waiting list hits record 7.57 million
More than 100,000 patients were added to the NHS waiting list in June, bringing the backlog to 7.57 million patients, up from 7.47 million in May and up 574,649 from the end...
Pensions
DB schemes open to alternatives to securing benefits with insurer: Aon
Over half of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK would consider ways of securing benefits for their members beyond insurance-based solutions, according to Aon. The research was conducted by Aon...
Staff and assets transferred to Aspira as LEBC goes into administration
Aspira Corporate Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of LEBC Holdings Limited, has acquired the trading assets and personnel of its sister company, LEBC Group. The deal will result in improved service for...
Smart Pension partners with Yonder
Smart Pension has partnered with Yonder to enable companies and their UK-based employees to easily administer and enrol in a workplace pension. The partnership utilises both firms' APIs to provide international employers...
ONS reveals £11m pension saver
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the largest pension in the UK, as per ONS data, amounts to around £11m. This information was obtained through a series of Freedom...
APPT outlines stance on accreditation
The Association of Professional Pension Trustees (APPT) has published a paper today that outlines its Council’s review of APPT accreditation conducted in the first half of 2023. Initiated in 2020 after the...
Stable funding for hedged schemes in July
Deficits for half-hedged and fully-hedged schemes remained relatively stable throughout the month of July, according to the Broadstone Sirius Index. The Broadstone Sirius Index's July update highlights the fully hedged schemes' consistent...
Buck adopts Pension Fusion for dashboard transition
Buck has picked Pension Fusion as their chosen technology to help clients transition to the Pensions Dashboard, according to Equisoft. Buck has tested its system following the latest Version 0.11 standards for...
LCP hires former FCA pension chair and SSGA research chief
LCP has appointed experts Amlan Roy and Mark Watts to its investment team. Watts who has experience serving on various boards including executive and non-executive positions, led the FCA’s DB and DC...
£200bn of DC assets set for private debt investments by 2030
It is predicted that up to £200bn of Defined Contribution (DC) assets might be allocated to private debt investments by the end of the decade, according to analysis by Hymans Robertson. The...
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