The funding position of defined benefit schemes continued to strengthen in August, according to the PPF 7800 Index. The latest index shows the estimated aggregate funding surplus of the 4,838 DB schemes...
In Q1 2026, there was a total of 247,495 private healthcare admissions in the UK, up by almost 1,000 from last year’s 246,550 total in Q1 2025, according to data from the...
RSM UK has called for a joined-up approach between the pensions dashboards and Inheritance Tax (IHT), to allow grieving families to meet their IHT and probate responsibilities. The call comes ahead of...
Focus on scale should be to drive better outcomes in the pensions industry, not be an objective in itself, TPT Retirement Solutions has claimed in a response to a Department for Work...
Dalriada has appointed Shehzad Ahmad to the newly created role of principal executive director. In this position he will be have overall responsibility for leading the company, and will oversee the managing...
The UK was one of only two major pension markets to record a decline in assets over the past five years, according to new research. This retrenchment comes as the world’s largest...
Independent Governance Group (IGG) has appointed Andrew McIlhinney as a trustee director. He joins from DLA Piper, where he was a partner in the firm’s Leeds office and led its Yorkshire pensions...
Aon has appointed Alice Wilmot to lead its UK retirement covenant and security team. Wilmot who is an associate partner with Aon, takes over from Alex Beecraft who will continue to support...
Standard Life won £6.2bn of new workplace pension schemes in the last six months, including its largest ever client win as it secured further growth across its pensions and savings business. These...
More than three million people in the UK are turning to AI for financial planning advice, but the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warns that consumers may believe AI-generated financial information is regulated....
