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The first half of 2024 has seen a record number of buy-in transactions for a six-month period according to new data from Hymans Robertson. Its analysis shows there 134 buy-ins over this...

Only half of Gen-Z professionals think pensions are important, and a similar proportion have either currently or previously paused contributions into their workplace pension plan. The research, from recruitment agency Robert Walters,...

Around 73 per cent of UK start-ups are planning to revamp their employee benefit programmes, with 47 per cent prioritising Private Medical Insurance (PMI) and mental health support to offset NHS delays,...

Tackling rising ill-health in the UK is key to delivering on the government’s aim of boosting economic growth, according to a report from the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR). The report...

Moneyhub has appointed RSM UK as its statutory Qualifying Pensions Dashboard Service auditor of compliance with the Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) Standards, ahead of its commercial pensions dashboard launch. According to the...

Insured private healthcare admissions have set consecutive record highs, with 161,000 admissions in Q4 2023 and 168,000 in Q1 2024, according to the most recent data from the Private Healthcare Information Network...

Three quarters of employers are critical of the lack of state support for workplace health and wellbeing initiatives. The report, by trade body Group Risk Development (Grid) found that 74 per cent...

A third of advisers say clients are choosing to work longer and retire later than they had initially planned. Research by Aegon found that many people are worried that they have not...

Pension schemes are increasingly investing in alternatives like private equity, property, and hedge funds to diversify and enhance returns, with the DC market expected to triple by 2030 and major schemes like...

Employee benefits consultant Benefiz has partnered with green technology company Verdn  to encourage more sustainable employee behaviour within client organisations. As a result of this partnership Benefiz is integrating sustainability into its...