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Underlying operating profit was down 39 per cent to £305m (2024: £504m) at Just Group, driven by lower new business margins on lower sales. Retirement income sales were also down 18 per...

Bupa has launched Bupa Evolve Master Trust to offer employees access to healthcare through Bupa’s Connected Care pathways. Bupa says the model, designed for businesses with over 300 employees, helps manage rising...

Employers have an opportunity to improve retirement outcomes as well as financial wellbeing and staff retention by addressing gaps in adequacy, equity and flexibility in their benefits, according to Hymans Robertson. According...

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has confirmed it will set a zero levy for 2026-27, marking the second consecutive year that conventional DB pension schemes will not be charged a PPF levy. ...

Aon has advised the Mouchel Business Services Limited Pension Scheme (Money Purchase Section), sponsored by Kier Group Limited, on a transaction to secure all members’ benefits with Just Group, supported by the...

The number of advice firms using AI has more than doubled over the past 12 months, rising from 29 per cent to 60 per cent, according to the lang cat. The findings...

Railpen, manager of the £34bn railways pension scheme in the UK, has appointed Sian Myers as chief people officer and Helen Whelan as chief risk officer. Myers will be accountable for Railpen’s...

Only around a third of pension schemes are expected to complete the transition from buy-in to buy-out within a three year period, according to research by the Society of Pension Professionals.  This...

Men’s DB annual pensions are worth nearly twice the value of women’s, at £13,900 compared to £7,500 net per annum, while their DC pensions are worth more than three times as much,...

The pensions industry has slammed Reform UK’s plans to turn the Local Government Pension Scheme into a sovereign wealth fund.  Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice said he wants to use the...