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Group Risk Development has appointed Legal & General’s Colin Fitzgerald to be its new chair. Fitzgerald, who is distribution director of group protection at L&G, has worked in the employee benefits industry...

Evelyn Partners has appointed Helen Bassett as the new professional services managing partner of its Bristol office. Bassett has over 20 years of experience supporting high-growth businesses. Additionally, Chris Marsden, an experienced...

The Chartered Insurance Institute has appointed Matthew Hill as the group’s new chief executive. Hill, who has been the CEO of the Legal Services Board since August 2019 and has over twenty...

Holtara, a new sustainability services brand, has launched following Apex Group’s acquisition of MJ Hudson in 2023, consolidating the expertise of both entities. Holtara says it works to improve the quality of ESG...

Steward Ireland has joined Heywood Pension Technologies as chief commercial officer. Ireland has held a number of senior positions across the DC consultancy and provider sector, includes roles at TPT Retirement Solutions,...

Falling house prices will impact the financial resilience of many middle income earners, meaning fewer are ‘retirement ready’ in 2024. Overall ‘retirement resilience’ has declined in the last year against a cost-of-living...

Compensation paid to those who were wrongly advised to transfer out of DB pensions has risen for the first time in two years. This is due to falling gilts years towards on...

Vidett has appointed The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) Mike Birch as a client director, starting in April 2024. He will enter professional trusteeship as a result of his work with Vidett, primarily concentrating...

Zedra has appointed Joanne Fairbairn, client director, to chair the Pensions & Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) defined contribution (DC) committee. She has also been appointed a member of the PLSA‘s Policy Board....

Pension transfers have set a new record with 1.2 million defined contribution transfers reported in 2023, marking a 22 per cent increase from 2022, according to Origo. This year's volumes surpass one...