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Transact has announced the death of its co-founder and former chief executive Ian Taylor at the age of 58. In a statement Transact said Taylor died peacefully after a short illness on...

The Department of Work & Pensions has confirmed that Alex Burghart will be the  new minister for pensions and growth. His official title is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department...

Ross Trustees has made eight new hires over the last quarter, expanding its team by 10 per cent.  The pension services firm says this expanded team of 67 specialist will help it...

Ten years on from the launch of auto-enrolment and two decades from the Pensions Commission that shaped it, the world of workplace pensions has been transformed. Reducing means testing, raising the state...

Punter Southall Governance Services has appointed Sophia Harrison as a new client director. This appointment boosts the group ESG credentials, with Harrison having a strong focus on this area in her investment...

Zedra Governance has appointed Kim Nash to be its new managing director. Nash will take over from Richard Butcher who has held this position since 2010. Butcher has announced he will reducing...

LifeSearch has appointed Sam Stafford to the newly created role of chief data officer. Stafford joins from Admiral Insurance where he was head of digital data science. In this new role Stafford will...

XPS Pensions Group has promoted Mark Searle to be its new head of DC investment. Searle joined XPS in October 2020 has been involved in developing DC investment strategies, including the ESG-oriented...

Dominic Harris, a specialist pension lawyer, has been appointed as the new Pensions Ombudsman. The Department of Work and Pensions confirmed that Harris will take over when the current Ombudsman Anthony Arter...

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has  appointed four new non-executive directors to its board. The new board member are Marlene Shiels, Monica Kalia, Sara Weller and Simon Hamilton. In this role...