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The Bank of England raised interest rates by 0.5 per cent today at its monetary policy meeting. This marks the Bank's tenth straight hike to the base rate, which now stands at...

As the UK economy totters into recession, 2023 is set to be a tough year for employers and employees alike. But, with memories of the pandemic still fresh and talent hard to...

Zedra has appointed Daniel Walsh as client director and head of governance advisory arrangement (GAA) research. Walsh comes from Isio, where he served as the director of research in fiduciary management. Additionally,...

Redington has appointed Katherine FitzGerald to its executive leadership team as its first chief people officer. FitzGerald joined Redington as head of people in 2020 and is responsible for all elements of the company's...

Half of financial advisers believe their clients would have less money this year than they will in 2022. According to the study, which was conducted using Opinium's IFA omnibus, only a third or...

Broadstone has hired two senior investment consultants as it continues to  expand its consulting and actuarial division. Rosalind Scott-Douglas will lead the investment consulting team in Scotland. She recently led the fiduciary...

Schemes are in danger of slipping into a de facto buy-out due to a lack of an endgame strategy, according to Hymans Robertson. The majority of people, around 87.8 per cent, surveyed...

AIMSE: Europe, the Association of Investment Management Sales Executives in Europe, has named Ashley Manning-Brown, a sales executive at Columbia Threadneedle, as its new chair. Chris Yiannakou, who had led Loomis Sayles' non-profit company...

High excess deaths have underlined the importance of employers offering death-in-service support and group life products, according to an industry body.  Group Risk Development (Grid) says it wants to see more employers...

HMRC repaid £134m in tax that was charged on pension withdrawals last year.  Although this figure is slightly down on the £142m repaid the year before, this high number shows that pension...