Cartwright Pension Trusts has appointed Andrew Hunter to be a project management specialist within its strategic delivery team. The firm, which specialises in DB and hybrid schemes, says this expansion is due...
Employee benefit take-up is left to the employees to initiate themselves in over a third of businesses, or 38 per cent. This is according to research from Grid, which found that 49...
Unum has added a clinical advice line to its Help@hand support service. This aims to offer employees access to a UK-based GP within two hours, for advice and guidance on a range...
Broadstone has appointed Josh Clark as senior employee benefits consultant to its risk & health team within its employee benefits consulting division He joins from Aon and brings more than 15 years...
There are now over a million pensioners paying income tax at 40 per cent or more, according to a freedom of information request submitted by consultancy Lane Clark & Peacock. In five...
Rents are expected to more than double over the next 20 years, taking the total cost of renting in retirement to around £419,000, according to research by Standard Life. Retirees who rent...
Westfield Health has surpassed revenue of £100m for the first time in its 106-year history, up 7 per cent. Additionally, the provider now has 590,000 policyholders, up 25 per cent since 2022,...
The latest VFM consultation gives concessions to schemes targeting annuity – it’s hard to see why these schemes would continue to exist. The latest iteration of the value for money framework should...
The Government's consultation on DB surplus flexibility reflects the improved funding position of many defined benefit schemes and raises questions about how they can use surplus. As the consultation ends, Broadstone says...
Almost one million young people aged 16 to 24 were not in education, employment or training in the second quarter of 2026. This is according to Office for National Statistics data, which...
