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It is governance, scale and expertise – not mandation – that will deliver good private market returns. And schemes must beware zombie continuation vehicles, says Professor Iain Clacher. John Greenwood hears why...

The UK can no longer treat housing and pensions as separate policy issues if it hopes to solve the growing retirement adequacy crisis, according to a paper published by the Society of...

Since pension freedom rules were introduced, 2.4m people have taken a taxable pension payment from their retirement savings before the age of 65, according to HMRC data. These figures do  not include...

Analysis by UK investment firm Schroders sees a continued favourable backdrop for the global economy, with global GDP growth still expected to expand by around 2.5 per cent in 2026 and 2.6...

Two thirds of people admit they will rely on the state pension ‘to some extent’ in retirement, according to research by Hargreaves Lansdown. Almost one-in ten say they will be totally dependent...

Analysis of the Financial Conduct Authority’s latest General Insurance Value Measures data has found that 68.1 per cent of healthcare cash plan premiums were paid out in claims. The data covered the...

There has been a significant increase in the number of providers attaining the top rating for service standards in the workplace pensions, group risk, healthcare and cash plan sectors.  CLICK HERE TO...

Retirement adequacy is becoming a business planning risk that employers need to manage according to a new report from Hymans Robertson. The consultants argue that business face additional costs and potential issues...

More than 170,000 additional employees were covered on new-to-market group risk schemes last year, according to market data from Swiss Re. This is the first time the reinsurer has published data on...

Analysis of Department for Work and Pensions annual research by consultancy Broadstone has revealed that women continue to lag behind men in retirement saving, despite some progress in narrowing the gender pension...