Two in five IFAs believe the FCA’s proposed shake-up of the advice-guidance boundary will increase demand for their services, according to Opinium’s latest IFA Barometer. The survey, published as the regulator’s Advice...
WPA will now offer its ‘group deductible’ pricing model to larger corporates, potentially enabling them to reduce premiums by up to 6 per cent. This pricing model will now be offered on...
Seven out of 10 people accessing their retirement savings are under the age of 65 — raising questions about whether they are accessing these funds too early. This latest data from the Department...
Vitality has appointed Dr Rishi Patel as clinical operations director. Patel, who was previously at Bupa, joins the leadership team at Vitality’s health insurance business to lead the clinical operations function. In...
The average time to complete a simple pension transfer fell to 10.8 working days in the 12 months to 30 June 2025, down from 11 days at the end of March, according...
The Bank of England has voted to cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 4 per cent — a move widely anticipated by the market. The BoE monetary committee voted 5...
The Government has closed its consultation on changes designed to reduce the gender pension gap on the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in England and Wales. These “access and fairness” changes have...
Axa Health has appointed Jordan Ayrey to be its SME distribution director to help it further boost its footprint in this market. Ayrey joins from Bupa, where he was head of consumer...
Scottish Widows has appointed former regulator Mike Birch to be a professional trustee of its master trust. Birch is a client director with Vidett and has an extensive background in pensions, banking...
Nest has extended its natural capital strategy by investing a $750m (£550m) in sustainable timberland across the Americas. The workplace pension provider has appointed BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group to run this...
