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What’s your current role – and what does it involve? I’m the actuarial team leader at Hughes Price Walker (HPW). In a nutshell, I manage the workflow: making sure the right work...

Master trust providers are increasingly moving towards a single-default approach and are ramping up allocation to illiquid assets following the Mansion House Accord,  according to the latest market report from Isio. However...

Whether the forthcoming ‘scale test’ is critical to governance and improved access to novel asset classes, or the death knell for innovation and a loss for members, depends very much on who...

Marsh has appointed Mark Riley-Pitt to the newly created role of strategic healthcare growth leader for the UK.  In this new role Riley-Pitt will be responsible for expanding Marsh’s advisory function and...

Fidelity International’s FutureWise default has now surpassed the £25bn in assets under management - the ‘megafund’ target required under the Pensions Schemes Act  FutureWise, the default for Fidelity’s DC workplace pension scheme,...

More DB schemes have set an endgame target, but there are a wider range of options now being considered, according to the latest research from Aon. Its latest Endgame Survey, conducted among...

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned trustees and scheme managers they need to act now to ensure the safe and responsible use of AI  across the workplace pension sector.  This is TPR's...

The gender pension gap is at the lowest level ever, due to structural changes in the workforce, the new state pension and proactive steps taken by some large public sector schemes to...

Troy Clutterbuck has been appointed managing director and leader of Cushon following its acquisition by WTW.  He takes over the role from Ben Pollard, who founded the business. Pollard will remain with...

Employer-funded digital wellbeing services are helping employers tackle sickness absence and improve workforce resilience, according to new data from Canada Life, highlighting their importance within wider  workplace benefits strategies. The group protection...