UK

The workplace pension participation rate in the UK has increased as a result of automatic enrolment, rising to 79 per cent in 2021 from 47 per cent in 2012, according to data...

Maxis Global Benefits Network (Maxis GBN) has appointed Federico Morosi as its chief technical and financial officer. Morosi will be joining the firm on May 2, 2022, and will be based in...

The UK group risk market grew last year despite economic and market volatility, according to Swiss Re's annual Group Watch study published today. The number of in-force group risk policies climbed by...

Nearly 72 per cent of UK savers say they have never filled out an expression of wish form, which names beneficiaries in the case of the customer's death while receiving pension payments,...

Unum UK reported that its median gender pay gap has reduced compared to last year and that it has met its Women in Finance Charter commitments. The gender pay gap is the...

Two fraudsters who were part of a criminal business that duped more than 200 individuals into transferring their pension accounts into bogus schemes will be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court this Friday....

Professional trustee firms continue to dominate the pensions landscape, with the top 12 boutique trustee firms representing 2,000 pension schemes with around £1 trillion in assets, according to Isio. According to the 2022...

Africa can provide investors with vibrant investment markets that are focused on ESG and impact and European pension funds committed to sustainable finance should therefore connect with the African investment industry and...

Prices rose by 7 per cent a year in March, according to the latest CPI inflation figures released from the Office of National Statistics this morning. This is the highest inflation rate...

Employee benefits consultancy Amba has launched its new ESG-focused platform, designed to help businesses offer a range of sustainable perks to staff.  Lumina Perks is an online marketplace offering access to a...