Esther McVey has replaced David Gauke as secretary of state for work and pensions, becoming the fifth person to hold the post since the Conservatives took power in 2015. Gauke moves on...
The BT defined benefit scheme looks set to close to future accrual after a majority of members voted to accept a package of improvements to pay and the terms of the DC...
State Street Global Advisors has appointed former Unigestion and Schroders head Miles O’Connor as head of institutional for EMEA. O’Connor will be based in London and will report to Cuan Coulter, head...
Collective DC risks being misunderstood and is not a solution to the problem of stressed DB schemes, but its introduction could improve standards of workplace pension provision, a survey of Pensions Management...
More than a quarter of advisers now use social media to prospect for clients, with LinkedIn the most popular channel used, an adviser survey has found. The research, conducted by LifeQuote, found...
Alex Cunningham MP has resigned his position as Labour’s shadow pensions minister after he defied the whip to vote against his party’s policy on Brexit. Cunningham had been in the role for...
Former City lawyer Charles Randell has been appointed as the new chair of the Financial Conduct Authority, taking over from John Griffith-Jones. Randell, who takes the role from 1st April, is currently...
Pensions, benefits and actuarial firm Quantum Advisory has entered the flex market with the launch of a solution aimed at small and medium-sized employers. Called QChoice, the technology enables SMEs to create...
Canada Life has completed the acquisition of Retirement Advantage to help its drive into UK’s growing equity release and retirement markets. The deal, which was for an undisclosed fee and which was...
