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Swiss Re appoints its current HR head for property & casualty reinsurance (P&C Re) Nicole Pieterse as its chief people officer, taking over from Cathy Desquesses. Pieterse joined Swiss Re in 2015 and...

The Government will look to introduce new legalisation, to put a wider definition of trustees' fiduciary duty  onto a statutory footing. This announcement was made by the pensions minister Torsten Bell in...

The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a new AI Live Testing programme, giving major financial firms a controlled environment to trial Artificial Intelligence and understand both its opportunities and its risks. The...

XPS Group has expanded its risk settlement team with five new appointments. The consultancy says this comes after a rise in buy-in transactions over the past year, and reflects the firm’s investment...

Lumera has appointed Duncan Howorth to the board of directors. Howorth served as chair of ITM, a provider of data management and technology solutions acquired by Lumera in 2024. His experience includes...

Hargreaves Lansdown has appointed Doug Abbott to be its chief product officer. In this role Abbott will be responsible for HL’s £11bn fund management fund range, which includes its workplace offering —...

AI is already impacted the way people make pension decisions, and if providers harness its abilities this technology could drive better retirement outcomes. This was one of the key takeaways from a...

Targeted communication can lead to a significant increase in members engaging with guidance tools and a “meaningful” 50 per cent reduction in retirement shortfalls, according to L&G.  These were among the headline...

XPS Group has launched a new platform designed to help smaller DB schemes achieve a faster buy-out. The end-to-end solution, XPS Catalyst, is aimed at schemes with less than £15m in assets....

Illiquid and private market assets can improve DC member outcomes when used thoughtfully, with careful selection and a clear focus on member interests. That was the key takeaway from a panel discussion...