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The Pensions Ombudsman has set out plans to keep up with soaring demand following a record year in which it closed 9,435 complaints, a 42 per cent rise on the previous year....

Titan Wealth will acquire Finance Shop and FS Wealth Management — two discretionary portfolio management firms based in East Anglia.  This acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approval, will boost Titan Wealth's...

Two-thirds of people aged 40 to 65 don’t know they can increase their state pension by deferring when they start claiming it, according to analysis by Just Group of recent government data....

HMRC repaid £48.7m in tax wrongly taken on pension withdrawals in the second quarter of 2025 — despite introducing new systems to address this problem. These overpayments related to more than 12,000...

Denplan has appointed Dr Matthew Nolan to be its head dental officer. Nolan as been a Denplan practice adviser for the South East for over 25 years, alongside his role of principal...

Royal London has completed a £37m buy-in with the British Heart Foundation staff pension scheme. The transaction insures the pensions of over 200 members, comprising 118 pensioners and their dependants and 85...

First Actuarial has created four new associate partners after another year of strong growth. These new associate partners work across some of the firm’s key growth areas, including investment consultancy and employee...

Vitality’s cover now includes access to its employee challenges feature, built into the app, which supports better health and wellbeing across teams. Employee challenges are an interactive digital tool that promotes physical...

Smart Pension is investing £330m - 5 per cent of its default fund - into two funds looking to help transition the UK to cleaner energy sources.  Both funds are managed by...

Towergate Employee Benefits has appointed Roberto Russo as global benefits management principal consultant. Russo has strong expertise in global employee benefits, having spent nine years at Generali Employee Benefits and MAXIS Global...