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Kay Ingram has left LEBC to pursue a new venture as a personal finance commentator and broadcaster. Ingram, a qualified chartered financial planner, had been with LEBC for 18 years. She had...

The government has recognised the important role employers play in supporting the health and wellbeing of staff via employee benefits packages.  The comments came as the government published its response to the...

Almost nine out of 10 employers expect to offer home-working post-pandemic according to new research from Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing. But the research shows this is likely to cause problems for...

Stoneport, the DB pension consolidator scheme from Punter Southall, has appointed Margaret de Valois as a new senior consultant. De Valois is a qualified actuary who has previously worked at Western Pensions,...

Moving to a flat rate of pensions tax relief would not significantly improve the retirement incomes of lower earners according to a new report from the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association. This...

LifeSight, Willis Towers Watson’s master trust, has appointed Howard Willams as its new trustee.  Williams replaces Shar Nebhrajani who stepped down at the end of June after serving two terms on LifeSight’s...

Hymans Robertson has appointed Leonard Bowman to the newly created role of head of corporate DB endgame strategy. Hymans said the creation of this role recognised the importance for companies with DB...

Seven out of 10 adults are unaware that the age at which they can access their pension will increase in the near future.  From 2028 savers will have to be 57 before...

The mortality rate fell to a record low during the second quarter of 2021 according to the latest Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) figures. The CMI, an independent body under the Institute and...

The Royal Mail Group has appointed EQ to be the pension software supplier for its new collective defined contribution (CDC) pension scheme. EQ’s pension administration software Compendia was chosen following the selection...