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How will the regulator’s proposed ‘consumer duty’ rules differ from the ‘treating customers fairly’ regime?  We have yet to see the FCA’s draft proposals, which are expected to come into force next...

As an industry, the investment and savings profession is not representative of the population as a whole. While female employment rates across the board in the UK are not that far behind...

The Financial Conduct Authority will now require pension schemes to refer savers to Pension Wise guidance  before taking benefits.  Its policy statement on stronger nudges towards pensions guidance says “it is a...

Almost a third of UK adults have experienced mental health issues since the start of the Covid pandemic, but less than half of these people have sought help from their insurer to...

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has published a report called 'What can other countries teach the UK about measuring Value for Money in pension schemes?' which provides an international perspective to the...

Retirees need to be given more help on deciding on buying an annuity in later life, according to new research from pension consultants LCP. Their analysis suggests many pensioners could get a...

Pension and employee benefit consultancy Buck has appointed Chris Mowatt to be its new head of UK share plans.  Mowatt, who joins from Barclays, has over 25 years experience in this particular...

Superfunds transfers will increasingly become a popular ‘plan B’ option for DB schemes with weak sponsors, according to leading pension law firms. In a survey of 11 of the biggest pension law...

Aegon UK has appointed Antonia Balaam to the newly-created role of director of DC clients. In this role, she will head the client director team which is responsible for leading the relationships...

XPS Pensions Group has become net carbon neutral by offsetting the carbon emissions across its entire value chain, in a drive to be a more sustainable business. These offsets cover the group’s...