UK

The Bank of England has increased its benchmark interest rate by 0.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent. Hymans Robertson head of capital markets Chris Arcari says: “Since the last Monetary Policy...

The People’s Partnership has appointed life and pensions expert Jim Islam as its new chair of board. Islam joined the Board in 2018 and will begin serving in his current role on...

The tax treatment of pensions makes it more likely that people will utilise them as an inheritance vehicle rather than a source of retirement income, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). IFS...

Isio has appointed Alexis Parrish to the new role of head of benefits technology. Parrish has more than 20 years of experience and joins from KPMG, where she spent eight years leading...

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has formed a new strategic partnership with the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) to support membership growth and deliver enhanced value to members of both organisations....

Healix Health Services is opening a new office in Bristol, creating 50 new jobs in the area. The healthcare trust provider is expanding its front-line operations team after seeing “record growth” in...

Around 8 in 10 employees would like their employer to extend benefits to the whole family, according to new data from Health Shield Friendly Society. The Society is urging support from employers...

MSCI will launch new screening tools early next year to help investors  identify companies that are contributing to biodiversity loss and deforestation.  The tools, which will be available to institutional investors when...

Benenden Health has joined the trade body, the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries. The York-based not-for-profit healthcare provider recently expanded its distribution to ensure it healthcare product is available to more...

Around 2.5m older workers are planing to delay their retirement due to the cost-of-living crisis, with 1.7m saying they may have to ‘work indefinitely’ because they cannot afford to retire.  The research...