Pensions

Healthy life expectancy in the UK has fallen by more than two years over the past decade, raising concerns about the sustainability of working lives and future pensions policy. According to The...

Further updated wording to the Pension Schemes Bill regarding government powers to mandate pension scheme investment practices was not enough to persuade the House of Lords to pass the legislation. This is...

There has been a huge spike in pension savers taking tax-free cash in the last two years, amid speculation that Labour Government would restrict this facility in its first two Budgets. ONS...

Future Growth Capital, a joint initiative between Standard Life and Schroders, has appointed Gail Izat as a non-executive director to the board. Izat will continue in her current role as Standard Life...

A consolidation of assets into large schemes has led to more than half (£160bn) of occupational trust-based assets being overseen by fewer than 50 people, according to research by consultancy Lane Clark...

DC workplace schemes are making strong progress on net zero objectives, with 14 large multi-employer providers halving emissions on their main default, five years ahead of 2030 targets.  These findings were contained...

XPS Group has appointed Callum Stewart as defined contribution investment partner, after he previously had been head of investment strategy and proposition at Standard Life since 2023. At XPS, he will expected...

WTW Scotland has made five new appointments and a number of senior promotions within its retirement and pensions outsourcing teams.  Heather Wright, James Cassidy and Lindsay Cassidy, join the retirement data and...

Aon has appointed Jenny Wiles to be the UK investment head of transitions within its investment team. Wiles joins from Willis Towers Watson, where the transition and onboarding projects for pension schemes...

The Financial Conduct Authority has targeted illegal finfluencers in a coordinated international enforcement week aimed at protecting consumers from harmful financial promotions. Around 17 regulators worldwide took part in the “week of...