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Smart Pension is aiming to reduce 75 per cent of the emissions of its default growth fund by 2030, building on its 50 per cent reduction in 2022. This is consistent with...

Howden has acquired Wide Care Services, an Italian Employee Benefits provider known for its proprietary health and welfare management platform. Howden says the deal reinforces its commitment to investing in knowledge, people,...

Isio has opened its first office in Northern Ireland, which is located in Belfast City's Donegall Square. This development comes after Deloitte Total Reward and Benefits Limited (DTRB) was purchased by Isio...

Schroders Greencoat has closed £330m in commitments from six Local Government Pension Schemes in the Brunel Pension Partnership. Schroders Greencoat will invest in renewable infrastructure and energy transition assets in South West...

Procentia has been appointed by BA Pensions to provide a single administration software platform for its 85,000 members.   Using Procentia's IntelliPen administration platform, BA Pensions, which is responsible for managing British Airways' two final...

Communications consultancy Quietroom has appointed Chloe Taylor to be its first chief executive.  The firm which works across the pensions, investment and insurance sectors has been employee-owned since 2020. Taylor, who is...

The Ink Group has acquired Wealth Wizards’ employee benefits consulting business. Wealth Wizard, a leading fintech firm was offering employee benefit services to 42 corporate clients, which includeD workplace pension advice, health...

Insurers are urging the main political parties to clarify future plans on social care funding, and include firm commitments in their forthcoming election manifestos.  The call by Aegon comes as the party...

Over a quarter of retirees aged over 55 were forced into retirement because of ill-health, redundancy or to provide care for a family member, according to new figures by Just Group. This...

Excess deaths remain above pre-pandemic levels although rates appear at last to be dropping, according to the latest published mortality data. Figures from the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) show that there have been...