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Nest Insight has launched its new ‘sidecar savings’ trial in a bid to boost employees’ financial resilience. The first employer in this trial will be Timpson, who will use the scheme with its...

This appointment is part of Aon’s ‘returnship programme’ which aims to recruit more experienced people who are returning to the finance industry following a career break.  McMahon was previously vice president of...

Mobius Life has now transferred its group pension business to Scottish Friendly. Mobius Life is an independently-owned provider of institutional services to corporate pension schemes. This deal, which was announced in June,...

BlackRock has expanded its multi-asset product range with the launch of a new ESG-focused strategic growth fund. BlackRock says this launch is in response to “growing appetite” among UK pension schemes for...

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. ...