DB trustees will have to submit an annual ‘statement of strategy’ alongside actuarial valuations under new proposals announced by The Pensions Regulator. This should set out long-term funding and investment strategy for...
Admission for private healthcare treatments continued to rise rapidly through 2023, with the latest PHIN data suggesting this will be the busier year on record. A total of 215,000 private health admissions...
Advisers have less than a week to enter this year’s Corporate Adviser Awards, with the deadline for the awards being March 8. These flagship industry awards showcase innovation across the industry and celebrate...
The People’s Pension will move £15 billion of its assets into climate aware investment strategies — the biggest single transfer of its kind by a UK master trust to date. The workplace...
Spending on musculoskeletal care across industries nearly tripled from $26 million to $95 million between 2018 and 2022 in 12 out of 13 sectors studied, according to the latest findings from Maxis...
First Actuarial has appointed Sam Mullock to the new role of head of business development and marketing. Mullock who is already a partner with First Actuarial, will be responsible for finding ways...
The UK pensions industry has expressed concerns about elements of new government proposals to reform the DC pensions market. At the weekend Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled plans to boost disclosure requirements, forcing...
The vast majority of DB pension schemes will be offering below-inflation increases to their members according to pension consultancy Broadstone. Its analysis of data from the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) Purple Book...
Smart Pension has now passed the £5bn mark for assets under management. This growth has been fuelled by recent acquisitions alongside organic growth, with the master trust provider forecasting it will reach...
Unum UK has appointed Lio Lopez-Welsch as its new chief information and digital officer. Lopez-Welsch joins Unum UK from Aegon UK where he was CIO and also held a non-executive director role...
