Hymans Robertson has appointed Lauren Branney as head of CDC, where she will lead the continued development of the firm’s Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) proposition. Branney will work with clients to explore...
L&G has secured a £1.65bn buy-in with the pension scheme of the engineering firm Wood Group. This deal, understood to be the largest bulk annuity transaction this year, secures the benefits of...
Mercer has adopted the Marsh brand, bringing the people and investments business under the Marsh name. The change took effect yesterday, September 1, following plans announced in October 2025 to bring its...
Defined contribution master trusts are taking different approaches towards climate change and there are clear leaders and laggards in different areas, according to a report by consultancy XPS Group. The analysis covered...
More than a third of workers aged over 50 still haven't decided how they will access their pension savings in retirement. This is according to Scottish Widows’ latest Retirement Report, which found that...
Trustees need to look beyond the immediate compliance challenges of pension reforms to consider wider strategic implications for schemes, according to Hughes Price Walker (HPW), a provider of actuarial, consultancy, investment and...
Aviva has launched a new wellbeing seminar programme to help employers better understand and support the health and financial wellbeing needs of their workforce. The programme, available free to Aviva workplace pension...
Standard Life has appointed Emma Furlonger as managing director of its workplace and retail intermediary businesses on a permanent basis. Furlonger has held this position on an interim basis since April this...
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has launched the Level 5 Experienced Pensions Professional Certificate (EPPC), which acknowledges the role administration plays in delivering high-quality pensions. The EPPC is the PMI's first new...
More than half of pension schemes are now fully funded on a buy-out basis, according to Aon’s latest In-Depth Pension Scheme Funding analysis. The analysis found that 74 per cent of schemes...
