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Aon has appointed Ben Roe to be its head of UK retirement, within the wealth solutions division. Roe, who takes up this new role with immediate effect, is currently a senior partner...

Demand for international medical insurance is booming as the digital nomad trend fuels the yen to work overseas. This, coupled with an increased focus on health, brings opportunities for advisers looking to...

Group income protection (GIP) delivers a cost-effective way of supporting employee health and addressing sickness absence. But, while the latest figures show the market is still growing, a product rethink could address...

Foster Denovo has launched MyAdvicePlace (MAP), a digital platform providing personalised, regulated financial advice for individuals across key areas including saving, investing, insurance, home buying, and retirement planning. Foster Denovo says the...

Hymans Robertson has launched TRUST, an end-to-end risk transfer and investment service that supports smaller pension schemes in completing bulk annuity transactions. TRUST, which supports schemes with £150 million or less in...

Fiduciary managers are adopting a more cautious, defensive stance, cutting equity allocations and holding more cash, amid trade tensions, according to Isio. Around 66 per cent of fiduciary managers feel these tariffs...

More than half of pension schemes see potential in the new DB surplus rules but say it’s too early to tell how impactful they’ll be, according to a recent poll at an...

Smart Pension has received accreditation as a Living Wage and Living Pension employer. The Living Pension accreditation, introduced by the Living Wage Foundation in 2023, sets a voluntary pension savings target to...

The Pensions Regulator has set out plans to tackle the ‘unfinished business’ of the UK pensions system — saying it is looking to drive up standards across the trustee and advisory market. ...

Most fiduciary managers hit their targets in 2024, but longer-term results were weaker, especially for those aiming for higher returns, according to Barnett Waddingham. According to Barnett Waddingham’s latest Fiduciary Management Investment...