UK

XPS Pensions Group has acquired the entire issued share capital of corporate finance and covenant advisor to UK pension funds, Penfida Limited, for a total cash consideration of £11.6m. The acquisition will...

Cigna Europe has appointed Dr Anne Lepetit to the role of medical director. Lepetit, who has joined the company's senior leadership team, is in charge of developing and carrying out a clinical...

The People’s Pension has appointed Emma Osborne to its trustee board. Osborne, an experienced investment professional, will join seven existing trustees directors who together oversee the running of the workplace pension scheme. This...

Guy Opperman MP, the longest-serving pensions minister, has left his role following a government reshuffle.  In an official statement posted on Twitter, Opperman said: “It has been the honour of my life...

Five potential personal tax cuts have been named by Hargreaves Lansdown as potential announcements in the upcoming mini-budget, which is anticipated on September 23. National Insurance budget cuts are expected. This is...

Annuity rates continue to improve, with Canada Life being the latest provider to reprice rates upwards again. The insurer points out that this is the 16th time this year it has increased...

The majority of employees are not utilising their employer’s wellbeing programmes, despite cases of stress and burnout rising, according to new research.  According to the results of the 2022 Alight International Workforce...

Around 39.1 per cent of women lack health insurance compared to 24.6 per cent of men, according to a new survey from Zelros. The survey polled 1,000 people across the US, Canada,...

Mental healthcare company Onebright has launched a ‘gamified’ training programme designed to help line managers and their employees cope with work stresses.  This mental health programme combines advanced 3D modelling to create...

Pi Consulting has boosted its master trust support with the appointment of Kirstin Spanos to the team. Spanos has over twenty years’ experience in the pension sector,  a significant amount of which...