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Paul Bucksey will become the new managing director of Smart Pension workplace business.  This appointment comes as part of a reorganisation of the business which sees Smart separate out its platform business...

Rumours that the chancellor will look to reduce higher rate tax relief on pensions, to help make cost savings in a post Covid environment, have surfaced again.  There has been speculation that...

Fintech advice firm Wealth Wizards will have its employee-based app featured in a new ITN programme on financial wellbeing.  The programme, hosted by former Watchdog presenter Alice Beer, will look at what...

Those who have transferred out of a defined benefit scheme over the past 30 years now urgently need to seek advice on whether they are due top-up payments, following a high court...

Trustees and IGCs will have an increasingly important role to play in the DC pension sector to ensure good outcomes for members.  This was one of the main conclusions of a Q&A...

The Pensions Regulator has confirmed that it has not identified “serious risks or issues” in the master trust sector as a result of the Covid pandemic. Speaking at Corporate Adviser virtual Master...

The pensions industry gave a cautious welcome to comments by the Bank of England governor indicating support for looser regulations to enable DC schemes to invest in illiquid infrastructure and property assets....

One third of employers don’t have financial support in place for employees on long-term sick leave.  The research by Group Risk Development (Grid) found 32 per cent of employers don’t have a...

Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing has launched a new redundancy support services for employers. This service offers practical advice and information, delivered by independent experts to help employers support employees who are...

There is little evidence that ESG-badged pension funds are delivering superior returns, although they cost significantly more according to Chris Sier, founder of ClearGlass Analytics and a former chair of the FCA...