UK

Smart Pension has promoted James Lawrence to the role of chief investment officer.  Lawrence has worked at Smart Pension for five years, as director of investment proposition and head of investment proposition. ...

Research from Standard Life has shown that one in seven (14 per cent) people just below state pension age have gone without food, clothing or heating in the last year, compared to...

Standard Life has launched Future Opportunities, a new default pension solution designed to improve member outcomes by increasing access to private markets. The strategy builds on its existing Sustainable Multi Asset approach...

Legal & General has enhanced its group protection and wellbeing app, Spark, with the addition of a clinically governed digital mental health pathway. The new feature is available to all employees of...

WPA has promoted former general manager of business development, Kathryn Vellacott to its leadership team as head of distribution and proposition. Vellacott will help steer WPA’s distribution agenda and product proposition, with...

Isio has appointed Kevin Howard as partner and head of pensions administration. This appointment comes as the firm invests in scaling its pensions administration business and enhancing its capabilities. Howard brings more...

Howden will acquire the insurance and financial services consulting team from Hymans Robertson for an undisclosed sum.  This transaction will see Howden launch its own insurance, actuarial and longevity business, known as...

Smaller DC schemes must take a “clear-eyed” look at the their future and seriously consider the best path to consolidation, according to Kim Goodall‑Brown, director of DC and master trust at The...

The investment subsidiary of Universities Superannuation Scheme has acquired a majority stake in Venn, an investment manager of private credit strategies within the UK residential sector. USS is the UK’s largest private...

Over half of SMEs worry that employees are not fully engaged with their workplace pension, according to People’s Pension. According to new research, employers are increasingly recognising their role in improving engagement...