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More than a quarter of income protection claimants that returned to work during the deferred period used support services offered by Legal & General. Figures released by the insurer show that its...

Four out of 10 companies are changing their employee benefits programmes in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the effect it has had on working patterns. The study, by Willis Towers Watson,...

Over the last few weeks, calls have been made for us to rethink or abandon the first consultation on our draft DB funding code. The arguments are that it was written in...

Almost three out of four women aged 40 or over want their pension funds to divest from companies with poor pay practices, according to a new survey.  The survey by Legal and...

A recent edition of the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme highlighted a distressing issue which certainly merited the broader recognition which this publicity achieved. The programme concentrated on the plight of transgender patients...

For the optimist, these are indeed exciting times: unprecedented market movements, an ideal time to make a lot of money as shares tumble. Of course, it is all about timing, and how...

Eight out of 10 employers believe that supporting the mental health of staff is also beneficial for their businesses, according to new research.  The survey by Group Risk Development (Grid) found that,...

The Pensions Regulator has warned trustees they must prioritise transfers between DC schemes during the Covid-19 pandemic. In an update to its Covid-19 guidance, the regulator also emphasised the role trustees have...

Fintech pensions provider Smart has made two new appointments to its board of directors.  Stephen Morana, who was previously chief finance office at both Zoopla and Betfair, joins as an independent non...

Almost nine out of 10 large employers said they had recently reviewed their pensions strategy, or were planning to do so within the next 12 months according to new research by Capita....