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The majority of UK employees, 78 per cent, remain concerned about the rising cost of living, despite inflation dropping from 11.1 per cent in 2022 to 3 per cent this year. The...

Most UK-domiciled funds with sustainability characteristics remain unlabelled as the SDR deadline passes today, according to Morningstar. Fund managers were required to decide whether to adopt one of four sustainability labels under...

SPONSORED COPY Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) is essential for creating fair and sustainable pension systems. But when it comes to implementing DE&I strategies, there is little in the way of accessible...

The IFS warns that as more private sector employees accumulate retirement savings in DC pensions, many risk making poor financial decisions due to uncertainty around life expectancy, inflation, asset returns, and limited...

Pensions are often considered boring, and many employees ignore them until close to retirement, leaving many with in sufficient funds. The Resolution Foundation reports that around two-in-five working-age individuals or 13 million...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has expressed openness to allowing pension savings for house deposits, a move welcomed by industry leaders. According to a speech last Friday by FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi,...

Cartwright has added to its investment consulting team by appointing Arash Nasri as senior investment consultant. He joins from Redington, where he was a lead consultant advising wealth businesses on investment strategy....

The People’s Pension has appointed Vicky Paramour to its trustee board. Paramour joins six existing trustee directors overseeing the running of the trust, which serves 6.9m members. Paramour is a pension's actuary with over...

L&G has launched a digital application process for annuities, streamlining the process for intermediaries and savings up to  14 days on application times. The launch, which will be piloted with select firms,...

The demand for support for neurodiverse employees is rising sharply, with RedArc reporting almost double the number of referrals in two years. The nurse-led support organisations that works with group risk providers...