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Four out of 10 larger DB schemes are looking for a full buyout within three years, according to new research. The survey found the overwhelming majority of larger DB schemes were now...

The Just Group, Legal & General, Moneyhub, and Standard Life, which operate pension dashboards, have joined forces to launch a new industry coalition called the Dashboard Operators Coalition (DOC). The aim of...

Rising corporate demand for private health services could see a record 900,000 private admissions in 2024, according to new data.  The number of insured private health admissions increased by 11 per cent...

Benefits consultant NFP has acquired health insurance specialist Get Medical Plans for an undisclosed sum.  NFP says this purchase will enable it to bolster its employee benefit capabilities in the rapidly expanding...

Half of DB pensions schemes expect to move to the corporate sole trustee model by 2028, according to research amongst finance directors and CFOs of schemes by Hymans Robertson. More than a...

Over £50bn of retirement savings is at risk of being 'lost', due to the proliferation of multiple pension pots according to analysis by the Centre for Economics and Business Research. The research,...

Pensioners' income has seen a decline in the last two years, according to the latest Family Resources Survey for 2022-23. In 2022-23, the average income for pensioner couples stood at £561 per...

Strong growth in Standard Life’s workplace business has helped its parent group Phoenix boost its profits and meet its 2025 growth target two years early.  Announcing its full year results, Phoenix said...

The Parliamentary Ombudsman’s long-awaited report into Government handling of increases in women’s State Pension age is finally out. It is damning. It highlights clear failings and indicates that millions of women are...

The Bank of England (BoE) has maintained interest rates at 5.25 per cent with 8 members voting to hold while one voted to cut rates by 0.25 per cent. Some experts have...