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XPS Pensions Group has promoted Ben Gold to the role of head of investment. The previous head of investment Patrick McCoy has been promoted to the new role of head of advisory...

EAPs have seen a pretty dramatic evolution. Starting out life in the 1940s as a very focused solution to white-collar alcoholism in US office culture, their remit widened over the decades to...

Pooling. It’s not new. It’s not sexy. But it does have the potential to bring to international clients – even the smaller ones – cost efficiencies, control and essential local and global employee...

In recent years there has been renewed scrutiny of gender equality within the financial services industry. More often than not, this has focused on the lack of women in both senior management...

At a time of low unemployment, high turnover, skills shortages and largely stagnant pay, employers are challenged to make much more of what they have, particularly with regards to benefits – a huge area of spend for...

Both employers and employees would consider using robo-investing options for workplace savings and investments Not surprisingly these computer-based investment systems are more popular among younger workers. More than eight out of 10...

Defined benefit transfer values reached a record high in August, and are now 10 per cent higher than a year ago, according to the latest figures from XPS Transfer Watch.  With the...

New research raises questions on whether those working beyond retirement are getting adequate advice on their pension and investment options.  The research conducted among independent financial advisers, found that almost a quarter...

Over half of baby boomers want to pass on wealth to their children, even if this creates financial problems for them in retirement. This research, conducted by Aegon, found 54 per cent...

Aviva Master Trust and The Workers Pension Trust have both received authorisation from The Pensions Regulator. This announcement brings the total number of authorised trusts up to 20. It is understood that the...