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The trustee of the National Grid Electricity Group of the Electricity Supply Pension System (NGE Group) has appointed Barnett Waddingham (BW) to support its pension scheme. The NGE Group, which has net...

UK pension schemes still have some way to go to fully integrate ESG into their process, according to the latest analysis by Mercer. Mercer says that this latest report shows ESG factors...

The Government’s Online Safety Bill will now include measures to crack down on fraudulent online advertisements after a year long campaign by UK Finance, Which? and the Mental Health Policy Institute. This...

Companies should take more control of their valuation process as they approach forthcoming triennial valuations warns Hymans Robertson. Trustees, rather than the company, took the lead at the latest valuation, according to...

Aon Master Trust has partnered with Tumelo in a bid to boost member engagement on a range of ESG issues. Tumelo has developed software which gives investors visibility of the companies in...

The corporate diversity conversation has evolved rapidly from where it started, as an initiative to get more female representation in the boardroom. Achieving gender parity at all levels of the company on...

The emphasis on value for money in workplace pensions is arguably the next stage of evolution for the sector, representing something of a refinement compared with the blunter instrument of price caps,...

Aviva Health has appointed Dr Jochem Caris as its new associate medical director. Caris, who was previously a surgical fellow at the London Clinic, reports to Dr Doug Wright, medical director at...

Female employees at Unum will be offered access to Bupa’s menopause plan. Unum says this announcement, on International Women’s Day, is designed to remove the taboo around women’s health.  This plan offers staff...

Over 50 per cent of UK pension funds now hold some form of impact investing, with nine out of 10 of these schemes looking to make these impact investments in the UK...