Pensions

Members of pension schemes considering a transfer can use a scam predictor tool by Help & Advice to see if they are at risk of falling victim to a pension scam. The...

Transparency Task Force demonstrators marched on the Houses of Parliament yesterday, calling for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to be overhauled or replaced and accusing it of regulatory shortcomings that have resulted...

Breast cancer accounted for 51 per cent of all claims, while skin and soft tissue cancer was the second most common cancer, accounting for 22 per cent of all claims, according to Vitality...

Businesses can play an important role in ensuring that all groups receive good maternity care, according to Peppy. This follows the publication of studies from the charity Birthrights that indicate racial discrepancies...

Aegon UK has appointed Alison Morris as its new chief risk officer.  Morris joined Aegon  in 2019 as chief internal auditor and admember of the executive team, reporting directly to Aegon UK...

Hymans Robertson has appointed Paul Hewitson to the newly created role of head of ESG for risk transfer.   This role recognises the increasing importance of ESG and responsible investment considerations for trustees...

The majority of FTSE 350 companies ended up with a pension surplus at the end of 2021, as DB schemes emerged from the red in 2021. Latest figure from Willis Towers Watson’s...

A consultation on common measurements for comparing defined contribution pension schemes’ value for money will be launched towards the end of 2022, says The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Financial Conduct Authority...

Punter Southall Aspire’s chief executive, Steve Butler, has been appointed by Oxford Brookes Business School as a visiting industrial fellow. This scheme was set up by the university’s business school to strengthen...

Individual and group life insurance, income protection, and critical illness claims totalled a record £6.8bn in 2021, according to the latest figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Grid. This amounted...