Technology

Benifex has appointed Mohamad Awada to be its chief services officer. In this role he will lead Benifex’s global professional services and consulting functions from London, with a focus on scaling the...

I have spent two decades talking to financial planners about technology and learned one thing which is that the profession is the ultimate chameleon.  We’ve evolved from the manual grind of stock...

Better deployment of scheme data combined with open banking and commercial dashboards, when they come on stream, can power much more effective engagement in retirement planning. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF...

Isio has appointed Marcus Slee as head of employee benefits. Slee will also be a partner in the business. He joins from Mercer where he was digital leader for Mercer Marsh Benefits,...

Smart has appointed Lee Hepplewhite to be its chief technology officer. Hepplewhite has worked in senior positions across the technology sector for the past 20 years with experience spanning AI, machine learning,...

There is widespread support for the revised Value for Money (VfM) regulations, but the industry is calling for further refinements particularly around forward-looking metrics, to deliver good member outcomes and ensure a...

Minimum standards could drive a “step-change” in quality across areas such as administration platforms and integrated service providers, claims insurance tech firm Lumera. In its response to the Department of Work and...

Savers are increasingly relying on AI rather than conventional financial guidance during retirement planning, according to data analysed by PensionBee. A PensionBee analysis of the rise of ‘AI Overviews’ following Google keyword...

The Financial Conduct Authority will review how advanced AI could reshape the financial service sector and impact consumers.  The review, will be led by Sheldon Mills and builds on the FCA’s existing...

The Treasury Select Committee has criticised regulators for their lax approach to artificial intelligence, potentially exposing the public and the financial system to ‘serious harm’. These were the damning conclusions of the...