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First Actuarial has appointed former managing director of Quattro Pensions Andrew Allsopp as an actuary. Allsopp, who has more than 20 years of director-level experience, began his professional career at Hazell Carr....

Standard Life has launched its new new trustee accelerator programme, designed to boost the diversity of those sitting on pension scheme boards.  The programme is being supported by Nest, which will also...

The government has collected a record total amount from insurance premium tax (IPT), for the third successive year. According to the most recent HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data, IPT collected £8.1...

Almost one in two younger workers want their employer to allow them to pick their own pension provider, according to new research.  The survey — of almost 4,000 people by investment platform...

The value and number of buy-in and buy-out transactions on DB schemes reached new record levels in 2023, topping almost £50bn according to new data from Hymans Robertston.  Figures for the second...

Actuaries' pension advice reports serve less than 5 per cent of divorcing couples in England & Wales annually, according to the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) latest report.  The latest thematic...

Aviva paid over £413m in group protection claims during 2023, with cancer being the biggest cause of payout, across group life, group income protection and group critical illness.  This is a significant...

Cardano has appointed Guinevere Taylor to the new role of head of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Relationships. Guinevere joins Cardano from RBC BlueBay Asset Management, where she worked in distribution for...

XPS Pensions Group has appointed Neil Maines as a senior consultant in its investment team. Maines joins from Sydney-based Jana Investment Advisers, and has more than 13 years investment experience advising DB...