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Underlying operating profit was down 39 per cent to £305m (2024: £504m) at Just Group, driven by lower new business margins on lower sales. Retirement income sales were also down 18 per...

The UK’s department for Business and Trade has published the government’s finalised Sustainability Reporting Standards, which mandates corporate disclosure of sustainability rated risks. The second set of regulations launched simultaneously targets climate...

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has confirmed it will set a zero levy for 2026-27, marking the second consecutive year that conventional DB pension schemes will not be charged a PPF levy. ...

The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative has formally relaunched, although the move has revealed that large asset managers have since left the already floundering organization. NZAM relaunched with a public statement from...

Railpen, manager of the £34bn railways pension scheme in the UK, has appointed Sian Myers as chief people officer and Helen Whelan as chief risk officer. Myers will be accountable for Railpen’s...

The pensions industry has slammed Reform UK’s plans to turn the Local Government Pension Scheme into a sovereign wealth fund.  Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice said he wants to use the...

Consolidation of DC schemes towards larger plans could stifle innovation and create an environment with little variation, according to former pensions minister Steve Webb. Webb, who is now a partner at consultancy...

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...

Broadstone has appointed Stuart Hardy to be its client consulting director. Hardy joins from Evelyn Partners, where he held the role of associate director. He has previously worked in the corporate benefits...

FCA proposals to improve pension transfers have been slammed as “anti consumer” and “anti competitive” by a leading Sipp provider. AJ Bell CEO Michael Summersgill said the planned reforms risk delaying pension...