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Barnett Waddingham (BW) has appointed Emily Crotty as head of SIPP risk. Crotty joins recently appointed head of SIPP finance Rebecca Smith and SIPP CEO Nick Cooper. Crotty and Smith will both...

Pat McFadden has been appointed secretary of state for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), replacing Liz Kendall in the government reshuffle following Angela Rayner’s resignation. McFadden has been a member...

Unum UK has launched Health Plan 360, a new cash plan designed to support today’s workforce as employers face rising absence and productivity pressures. The launch comes as employers face rising absence...

Hymans Robertson has launched a governance service aimed at corporates running defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. The consultancy says the service will help companies establish clearer oversight of their schemes and ensure...

Former Eastenders actor and TV presenter Ross Kemp is the latest celebrity to front the industry-led ‘Pay your Pension Some Attention’ campaign. He follows in the footsteps of rapper Big Zuu, TV...

Simplyhealth's product director, Tina Kennedy, will be leaving the company to join national mapping agency, Ordnance Survey, as its new chief customer officer (CCO) starting in November. In a LinkedIn post, Kennedy...

There will be no change to Aon’s wealth practice the UK following the sale of NFP’s wealth division to Madison Dearborn in the US.  Aon announced yesterday that it would be selling...

Private debt is set for significant consolidation over the next five years, according to new research from Carne Group. A total of 96 per cent of private market executives surveyed said they...

Parallel Employee Benefits (Parallel EB) has appointed Joe Holness as director of growth & partnerships. Holness brings over a decade of experience in the employee benefits space, spanning consulting, wellbeing, and benefits...

More than half of UK women want greater confidence in planning for retirement, with research showing a gender divide in investment activity and highlighting a growing opportunity for advisers as women’s share...