Absence due to sickness or injury is a massive drain on UK businesses. Over 130 million days are lost a year according to official figures. Some of that is down...

Centre-left think tank The Fabian Society and centre-right Bright Blue have joined forces to call for a Turner-style commission to address challenges such as the future of auto-enrolment and pension...

Rumoured Treasury plans to address the tapered annual allowance (TAA) issue by increasing the threshold from £110,000 to £150,000 have been described as ‘naïve’, pointless tinkering and blind to the...

All-out growth or volatility control? When it comes to savers with decades to retirement it is surely one of the greatest questions those charged with managing defaults face. Of the more than 30 default funds...

A Government-led climate change report,  urging the UK to target ‘net zero’ carbon emissions by 2050, is asking investors to challenge their pension fund providers to ensure they support low...

The DB market is seeing significantly increased scrutiny from the Pensions Regulator, with a clear desire for consolidation of smaller schemes. But will the market actually see significant consolidation? The two...

Fast-growing employee benefits and pensions consulting business Broadstone has acquired Glasgow-based Thomson Dickson Consulting (TDC) to support its growth across consulting and actuarial. The business is owned and managed by actuaries...

XPS Pensions Group has bought Royal London’s pensions actuarial, consulting and administration services for £4.8m. RL Corporate Pension Services Limited (RLCPS) provides pensions actuarial, consulting and administration services to 150 smaller...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today launched a Call for Input asking for feedback on its proposed approach to reviewing the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and the Financial Advice...

The cost to the government of pensions tax relief was £38.4bn in the 2017/18 tax year, according to latest figures published by HMRC.  This figure was £1bn higher than the...