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Canada Life UK has appointed Stuart Robinson as its new chief financial officer and David Germain as its chief information officer. Robinson (pictured below) will join from Aviva where he has worked...

Legal & General has launched a new HR communication toolkit designed to help employers promote health and wellbeing benefits more effectively.  The toolkit include various six-step guides, templates, examples and a checklist...

The number of people accessing their pensions under pension freedom rules fell in 2020/21 according to new data from the Financial Conduct Authority. Its data shows a 12 per cent reduction in...

Master trusts default funds have held on to their post-lockdown growth during 2021 delivering steady returns for members according to Hymans Robertson’s latest research. However its Master Trust Default Fund report says...

Canada Life has confirmed that its group income protection cover will include higher national insurance payments, provided NI cover is already insured, however in many cases this will not result in a...

Andy Dickson will take up the newly created role of master trust strategic development director for Aegon UK. Dickson joins from Atlas Master Trust where he was head of market strategy. Prior...

 A recent trend for providers and technology support suppliers to up their game with platforms has led some to observe that group risk intermediaries will have to change their approach to stay relevant. ...

Improving standards of governance across the workplace pension sector has been a major focus for both regulators and the Department for Work and Pensions. But where does governance now rank in advisers’...

The issue of climate change presents risks and opportunities as together we look to address the challenge. As a long-term investor, at Standard Life we must consider both aspects for our investment...

Could getting pension providers involved in Pension Wise help solve the service’s problem of low take up? This is a question that the Money and Pension Service (MaPS) - which manages Pension...