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The State Pension could rise by 21.3 per cent over the next two years if the UK economy recovers rapidly once the Covid-19 lockdown ends. New analysis by AJ Bell shows government...

Half of UK workers are looking to boost their financial resilience in light of the recent coronavirus pandemic.  Of these workers 54 per cent say they want to keep an closer eye...

The prospect of negative inflation in the months ahead — with the price of goods and services falling rather than rising — could put an extra £5bn funding pressure on DB schemes....

UK pension ‘superfunds’ should be created to invest in green infrastructure to help the nation’s post-Covid economic recovery, according to a leading think tank.  The Social Market Foundation says public money should...

Aviva Investors has appointed Andy Seed to the newly created role of head of DC solutions. In this new role Seed will help develop the company’s offering in the DC market, and...

The Covid crisis has caused widespread disruption to people’s retirement plans, with one in five now aiming to work for longer. This survey, by Aegon found 18 per cent of the general...

More than six out of 10 people want to continue working from home after lockdown measures are eased according to new research. Meanwhile more than half of those surveyed said they did...

Healix International has launched a new online tool to help employers resume business travel safely in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.  This product is a layered risk assessment tool designed to...

Aon has warned pension schemes against over-reacting to short-term mortality data, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.  It warns schemes not to be unduly influenced by high short-term mortality data in he...

Legal & General added three new support services to its group critical illness product. Members will now get access to a second medical opinion service, a nurse support service and a medical...