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Aegon has strengthened its workplace business team with the appoint of Max Gist as employee benefit consultant (EBC) account manager.  Gist joins from Scottish Widows. He will report to the EBC director...

The House of Lords has recognised the role that the group risk sector will play in helping employers adapt to a post-Covid environment.  In a debate Lord Hunt of Wirral commended the...

The number of Covid-19 scams is rising, with losses arising from these frauds now topping £5m. The latest figures from Action Fraud show that there have been over 2,000 cases reported since...

The Financial Conduct Authority will ban contingent charging on DB pension transfers in the vast majority of cases. This is the main plank of a part of a package of measures announced...

More than a third of employers do not provide financial support for staff diagnosed with a serious illness such as cancer. Group Risk Development (Grid), the industry body for the group risk...

Financial advice can help reduce investor anxiety during periods of market turbulence, according to new research. This study into long-term investor behaviour was conducted by Dynamic Planner in conjunction with the Henley...

Aon’s head of DC, Sophia Singleton has joined XPS Pensions Group to help expand their own DC proposition. Singleton will be XPS Pensions Group’s new head of DC. She joined the company...

The coronavirus has affected the majority of people’s savings habits - but in starkly different ways according to new research from Aegon. It found that while a third of people (31 per...

Income protection provider PG Mutual has partnered with Medical Solutions to offer a virtual GP services to all its members. This will be available at not extra cost, and can be used...

The wealthiest households have reduced their spending by an estimated £23bn during lockdown,  potentially leading to large savings  — according to new economic calculations by the New Policy Institute.  This is income that...