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With the change in Government and the focus on the large number of people currently unable to work through sickness, it is timely to look at how the group long-term disability income...

The role of bonds in pension systems is set to change. The significant allocation to bonds by pension funds has been a function of the large proportion of defined benefit (DB) funds...

The average proportion of women in the boardroom of Britain’s biggest businesses has declined to 32 per cent. According to Pipeline's Women Count study, the percentage of female CEOs in the FTSE...

Aon has launched the ‘Zone Framework’ to help pension schemes navigate funding improvements and expanded endgame options. According to Aon, many schemes now aim to "preserve and capitalise" on their improved positions,...

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new Value for Money (VFM) consultation for contract-based arrangements aims to achieve long-awaited consistency in measuring the effectiveness of all workplace DC pension schemes. While the overarching...

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has raised concerns about the FCA’s proposed Value for Money (VfM) framework, describing it as overly complex and potentially misleading for savers. It warned that...

Islamic fintech startup Wahed has defended its new London advertising campaign which has sparked controversy for featuring preacher Mufti Menk and imagery of a briefcase of burning US dollar bills and euros....

Millions of employees could face a poorer retirement if the Chancellor levies National Insurance on pension contributions in this month’s Budget, according to industry concerns. The Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates that...

Legal & General has made two senior appointments to its group management committee. Laura Mason, currently CEO of private markets, has been appointed as CEO of L&G’s retail division. She will start...

Smart Pension has completed the consolidation of Crystal Trust assets into its own master trust.  Smart acquired the Crystal master trust from Evolve Pensions in 2023 —  one of the biggest consolidations...