UK

The transfer value a typical DB pension fell below £150,000 in October — the first time since last year’s mini budget that transfer values have dropped so low. On 19 October, XPS’s...

Smart Pension has been appointed to provide workplace pensions for the facility management company ISS UK. This will see £200m of AUM moved to Smart Master Trust, which will now run the...

Legal & General has named two senior appointments to its retail protection team. James Shattock has been appointed managing director for UK protection, while Pippa Keefe succeeds him as commercial director.  The...

Aon has promoted Matthew Pinkney to lead its UK pensions data solutions team. Pinkney is an associate partner in Aon’s UK Retirement team, with 18 years’ experience at the company as a...

Foster Denovo is buying Punter Southall Aspire’s employee benefits business and will integrate it into its Secondsight division. The transaction will mean the team doubles in size and increases its national coverage to...

Achieving a smooth audit remains the top year-end accounting goal for over 70 sponsors, with 65 per cent prioritising this objective, according to an LCP webinar poll. Regarding reporting the surplus, 38...

The Co-operative Pension Scheme has completed a £4bn buy-in with Rothesay securing benefits for nearly 50,000 members, covering defined benefit liabilities for 17,655 pensioners and dependants, along with 31,896 deferred members. Employer...

Bupa UK Insurance has introduced a new suite of preventative and proactive wellbeing products and services to all its health insurance customers. Bupa customers will have access to a variety of online...

Legal & General has agreed a £4.8bn full buy-in for the Boots Pension Scheme in what is the UK’s biggest ever single transaction by premium size. The deal secures the benefits of...

Rishi Sunak's 'work from home' drive raises concerns as it may inadvertently overlook the challenges faced by individuals dealing with long-term illnesses. The initiative aims to motivate individuals with health issues, particularly...