Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to introduce VAT on private healthcare services, suggesting the measure could raise billions to support NHS reform and funding. Kinnock argued...
The average time to complete a simple pension transfer fell to 10.8 working days in the 12 months to 30 June 2025, down from 11 days at the end of March, according...
Eligible private sector employees paid a record £25.5bn into workplace pensions in 2024, according to analysis by Broadstone. According to an analysis of newly published Department for Work and Pensions data, the...
Vitality has seen record sign-ups to its annual Champions programme recruitment, with 750 new employees joining this year to bring the total to 2,139 across more than 1,200 businesses, supporting over 190,000...
Pension Protection Fund has appointed Conor Lawlor as chief strategy and communications officer. In this new role, he sits on the executive committee and is responsible for corporate affairs, strategy, public policy,...
A new verbal AI tool designed to support pension teams is due to go live with its first client this month. The AI pensions manager assistant, developed by Financial Education, led by...
The Bank of England has voted to cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 4 per cent — a move widely anticipated by the market. The BoE monetary committee voted 5...
The Government has closed its consultation on changes designed to reduce the gender pension gap on the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in England and Wales. These “access and fairness” changes have...
Axa Health has appointed Jordan Ayrey to be its SME distribution director to help it further boost its footprint in this market. Ayrey joins from Bupa, where he was head of consumer...
Standard Life has completed a £1.9bn bulk purchase annuity transaction with the Sedgwick section of the MMC UK pension fund. Sedgwick Group was acquired by Marsh McLennan, the sponsoring employer in 1998. Mercer,...
