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Two out of three employee benefit consultants would like to see more protection products for those working in the gig economy. A survey, by MetLife, found more than half of EBCs said...

Pension trustees are increasingly concerned about cyber-risks, the threat Brexit presents, and the prospect of a dramatic market correction, according to new research.  Trustee and governance services provider PTL has published the results...

In a landmark ruling the Supreme Court has prevented Barnardo’s pension scheme from switching the inflation measure used to uprate annual pensions. The children’s charity Barnardo’s currently uprates pensions in line with...

The research, published by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, says pension providers would see “reputational benefits” from promoting these protection measures more prominently.  The research, undertaken by Populus, found t 29 per...

Generali UK has announced a new partnership with LifeWorks to makes more of its wellbeing services available to employers. The two companies already work together on other products, with LifeWorks providing the...

Health secretary Matt Hancock set out plans to make prevention a central plank of the upcoming NHS long term plan, and a green paper will be published on this issue next year. ...

New research, by law firm Pinsent Masons found 74 per cent of UK corporate pension schemes recognise the potential impact climate change could have on future investments. However, just 5 per cent...

Women who turn 65 today (November 6) will receive their state pension at the same time as men. But despite this parity, many in the industry have pointed out that women's pensions...

The Department of Work and Pension has clarified that payouts from protection policies - including income protection, critical illness or terminal illness policies - will not impact on means-testing for Universal Credit....

The number of people making withdrawals from their pensions has hit a record high, according to the latest HMRC figures. In the third quarter of 2018 there were 585,000 withdrawals made under...