Pensions

Former foreign secretary Phillip Hammond has been named Chancellor of the Exchequer, with George Osborne resigning from the Government. Hammond, aged 60, was a prominent campaigner for the UK to remain in...

Aberdeen Fund Managers has become the first asset manager to lift the trading suspension on its property funds, but could see extreme volatility on account of its dilution levy. A dilution levy...

Debate over the role of group risk in giving UK Plc’s productivity a jump-start is moving from the theoretical to the practical. Edmund Tirbutt investigates Discussion on how the group risk market...

Advisers need to do more to get pension savers into investments that perform, says Teresa Hunter Advisers get wrongly blamed for everything: markets going down; markets going up; asking too many questions;...

Canada Life Group Insurance managing director Ian McMullan has died after a battle with cancer. McMullan first joined Canada Life Group in 1998 and went on to assume the role of managing...

Mercer has selected RMS to provide modelling expertise on how medical advances will impact longevity. The deal means Mercer's pension risk management consultants will be able to use RMS modelling to quantify...

A straightforward, good-value, people-led proposition, underpinned by good processes and technology, is helping win over corporate advisers, says Platforum senior researcher Miranda Seath In many ways, Royal London is a life and pension...

The cost of longevity risk has increased by 50 and could rise even higher as negative real yields becomes the ‘new norm’ says Hymans Robertson. The actuarial firm says a 1 year...

More than 70 financial services firms have pledged to promote gender balance across their organisation by signing the Treasury’s Women in Finance charter. Firms signing the charter commit to supporting the progression...

Sourcing overseas healthcare cover locally can save on costs, while global plans are more straightforward to deliver. But employers are increasingly opting for regional plans, says Sam Barrett Opportunities in both established...