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Scottish Widows has appointed Anna Bradley as the new chair of its Independent Governance Committee (IGC). Bradley formerly served as the Zurich Independent Governance Committee's chair and an independent board member. She...

Financial resilience levels have decreased during the last six months, going from 63.7 out of 100 to 60.5, as middle incomes begin to feel the pinch, according to Hargreaves Lansdown. The third...

Personal Finance Society (PFS) president Caroline Stuart has resigned following the accusations of governance failures at the body by its parent, the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Group. In December the CII decided...

David Fairs, TPR's executive director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice, will be stepping down from his position in March. Fairs, who joined TPR in July 2018, has presided over the implementation...

Economic challenges have caused half of retirement investors to reevaluate their retirement plans or strategies, according to AJ Bell. According to AJ Bell’s customer research, over one in ten or 10.9 per cent...

Aon forecasts a rise in UK pension risk settlement in 2023 as the events of 2022 continue to filter through to the market. Aon head of UK Risk Settlement Martin Bird says: “While...

The total expected IAS19 surplus presently stands at £130bn, according to a new analysis of FTSE100 pension positions by LCP's Pensions Explorer at the end of 2022. Scheme funding levels remain strong...

Companies face a challenging 2023, but effective and agile health and wellbeing policies can help employers build resilience and address recruitment issues according to Towergate Health & Protection. Towergate's CEO Iain Laws...

Almost half of unmarried couples could miss on a life insurance payout because their partner has failed to name them as the beneficiary, according to new research. Scottish Widows found there was...

Gender-specific support in the workplace is anticipated to expand significantly in 2023 and employers must be prepared, according to digital health app Peppy. Inclusion and equality are still top priorities but according...