UK

Alex Burghart has been appointed as the parliamentary under secretary of state in the Department of Work and Pensions. It is  expected he will take on the role of the new pensions...

Isio has appointed three new partners as it continues to expand its advisory offering. Richard Birkin, Andrew Craig and Calum Brunton Smith have all been promoted and will each take on specific...

Almost seven out of 10 lower-income earners who have a workplace pension say they cannot afford to make further contributions due to rising living costs.  This research, by Legal & General Investment...

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...