Steward Ireland has joined Heywood Pension Technologies as chief commercial officer. Ireland has held a number of senior positions across the DC consultancy and provider sector, includes roles at TPT Retirement Solutions,...
Falling house prices will impact the financial resilience of many middle income earners, meaning fewer are ‘retirement ready’ in 2024. Overall ‘retirement resilience’ has declined in the last year against a cost-of-living...
Compensation paid to those who were wrongly advised to transfer out of DB pensions has risen for the first time in two years. This is due to falling gilts years towards on...
Vidett has appointed The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) Mike Birch as a client director, starting in April 2024. He will enter professional trusteeship as a result of his work with Vidett, primarily concentrating...
Zedra has appointed Joanne Fairbairn, client director, to chair the Pensions & Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) defined contribution (DC) committee. She has also been appointed a member of the PLSA‘s Policy Board....
Pension transfers have set a new record with 1.2 million defined contribution transfers reported in 2023, marking a 22 per cent increase from 2022, according to Origo. This year's volumes surpass one...
Around 49 per cent of non-retired Britons, equivalent to 19.2 million, plan to work beyond their state pension age, according to Canada Life. Nearly 36 per cent of respondents fear insufficient pension...
Average life expectancy for men and women in the UK has fallen following the pandemic, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The UK's life expectancy at birth dropped...
NHS England data on waiting lists shows a backlog decrease of 95,598. The total number of patients awaiting treatment has dropped from 7.71 million to 7.61 million compared to last month. This...
Hymans Robertson has become a member of the Equity Release Council. Hymans says the move is consistent with the company's emphasis on long-term market expansion and innovation, especially in light of the UK's...
