UK

Sam Hollister has joined LCP's energy team as head of markets and engagement. Hollister has a background in energy policy and regulation, having worked at Energy UK for seven years and most recently...

Smart Pension has brought SAVA (Smart Avatar Virtual Assistant) on board its customer service team to provide 24/7, 365-day-a-year support to its nearly one million members. SAVA can operate in 22 languages...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates to 1.25 per cent, making it the highest it’s ever been in 13 years. Interest rates were last raised to 1 per cent in...

The majority of UK pension schemes have made a net-zero commitment, or plan to do so soon, according to the latest Aon survey. Its ‘2022 Global Perspectives on Responsible Investing’ survey shows...

The De La Rue pension scheme has completed a £320m buy-in with Scottish Widows, covering the liabilities of around 1,400 pensioner members. Hymans Robertson was the lead transaction adviser, with legal advice...

Joanne Segars, OBE has been appointed as the new chair of the Independent Governance Committee (IGC) at Legal & General, with effect from 13 July 2022. Segars has been a member of...

Pension funds and institutional investors expect the returns from fixed income portfolios to continue to deteriorate in the face of rising inflation and interest rates. Research from Aeon Investments shows that 43...

Insurers have been supportive of a new Department of Work and Pensions initiative designed to increase the uptake of pension credit. It is hoped Pension Credit awareness day — which is today...

Aviva has launched a new neurodiversity pathway for group income protection customers as part of a wider suite of vocational rehabilitation and early intervention services.  The new pathway can provide workplace support...

The financial position of the UK’s DB schemes continued to improve this month, with schemes eligible for the Pension Protection Fund reporting an aggregate fund surplus of £261.6bn at the end of...