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The pensions industry is often criticised for how long it takes for meaningful data to be made available to members, employers and trustees. Compared to the wealth of information available via Open...

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has welcomed commitment in the Conservative party manifesto to conduct a review on whether lower paid workers are being unfairly taxed on some auto-enrolment pensions.  This...

Health insurer Vitality is now offering members a new physiotherapy service, carers support and discounted screening options. These services will be available on its health, life and investment products. The new physiotherapy...

Mercer has appointed Steve Sands as leader of its UK financial planning business.  In this new role Sands will oversee the integration of the JLT and Mercer Jelf financial planning teams into...

Michelle Cracknell has joined PensionBee as a non-executive director of the company.  Cracknell has over 30 years in the pensions industry, most recently as the chief executive of The Pensions Advisory Service....

Schroders has said all its investments decision will take into account environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors by the end of next year.   Schroders’ Sustainability Accreditation, which was launched by...

Health and life insurer Vitality is partnering with a range of well-known brands in order to bolster the  ‘rewards’ available to members. New partners include American Express, Waitrose, travel firms Virgin Atlantic...

Twice as many women don’t know how much they have in pension savings when compared to men, according to new research. This lack of engagement, combined with lower annual earnings and higher...

Today’s pension savers are in danger of ‘sleepwalking’ into retirement without proper advice or support according to a new industry report. The DC Investment Forum’s report for 2019, takes an in-depth look...

Insurers have criticised government plans to address the problems with the taxation of NHS pensions, as a temporary ‘Elastoplast’, which fails to tackle underlying complexities within the pension system.  There has been...