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DB pension transfer activity increased for the third month in a row in June according to the XPS Transfer Watch Index. This index gives an annualised rate that shows that for every...

WorkLife by OpenMoney has appointed Niamh McLaughlin as managing director. McLaughlin has 15 years’ experience in the financial services sector, most recently at legal services firm ME Group, where she was managing...

More than nine out of 10 companies see more responsible business practices being a key driver of future growth, according to new employee benefit research. However, the findings suggest that for this...

Fintech provider Tumelo has partnered with Sipp provider Penfold to launch a new service that allows savers to see in more detail where their pension is invested. This ‘Have Your Say Dashboard’...

Early withdrawal charges imposed on lifetime Isas have more than tripled over the past year, as investors accessed their savings in response to the pandemic.  Under a freedom of information request wealth...

Two-thirds of employers who currently run their own trust-based pension plans are considering switching to a master trust within the next two years, according to new research from Willis Towers Watson.  Its...

Almost one in two employees say they are now less career focused as a result of Covid-19, while more than a third say their work/ life balance has improved since the start...

Automatic enrolment has been a huge success, but it’s placed the trustees of defined contribution, occupational pension schemes (DC OPS) under significant pressure. If we just look at the numbers; the trustees...

Switching asset gathering at pension and wealth firms for the UK’s biggest group income protection provider is a big change for Unum’s new CEO Mark Till. So what is his mission and what...

The last year has seen the entire world grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic. As the vaccine rollout begins to show the way back to normality, we’re now seeing that Covid-19 can have...