UK

Poor health costs the UK economy £138 billion a year, mostly in the form of absenteeism and decreased productivity with an average of 49.7 days lost, according to Vitality. Workers in the...

Pensions consultancy Broadstone claims it is the first of its peers to set carbon reduction goals that will be approved by the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). This is a framework that oversees carbon...

Advisers are concerned about the potential impacts of lifetime provider proposals, according to Royal London. According to 63 per cent of the 94 advisers polled, the approach will make communication more difficult...

Around 54 per cent of British workers work outside regular business hours, departing from the typical 9–5 workday, according to Cigna Healthcare. More than 1,200 adult workers in the UK are included...

Legal & General Group Protection has partnered with Perci Health. Employees covered by Legal & General's group income protection (GIP) can now receive individualised, evidence-based care thanks to a partnership Perci Health...

The government continues to rake in record amounts from insurance premium tax (IPT) as latest HMRC figures show it collected a total of £2.1bn in the third quarter the current financial year. ...

John Chilman, who has served as Railpen's CEO for six years, will step down in 2025. Chilman oversaw the internalisation of investment management, the development of fiduciary expertise, and a significant increase...

Many moms in the UK who juggle or put their jobs on hold owing to the financial strain of children suffer a pension penalty of up to £183k, according to Royal London....

The number of people switching out of their defined benefit pensions reached a five-year low at the end of 2023, according to research by XPS Pensions Group. According to XPS's Transfer Value...

Only 30 per cent of high earners are expected to have a comfortable retirement compared to 13 per cent of households overall, according to the most recent HL Savings and Resilience Barometer...