Avon Pension Fund, the £5.4 billion fund which serves 140,000 people, has brought forward its carbon net zero target to 2045. It follows recent initiatives such as the 2020 commitment...

The former CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown, Chris Hill, will join Quilter in March as a non-executive director.  The appointment was made via a stock exchange announcement. In his new role...

Bluecrest Wellness has appointed Andy Black as its new chair. Black currently serves as a professor of practice at King’s College London, the director of the health and life sciences...

Independent Governance Group (IGG) has acquired Edinburgh-based consultancy firm IC Select. IC Select specialises in helping trustee boards select and monitor investment consultants and fiduciary managers, to ensure assets are...

Healix International has appointed James Henderson as its CEO, while former CEO Charlie Butcher moves to director of group development Henderson has been in senior management in the UK and...

The aggregate surplus of 5,050 defined benefit schemes in the PPF 7800 Index increased through December 2023, rising from a surplus of £425.5 billion at the end of November 2023...

Almost of fifth of UK adults has a long-term musculoskeletal (MSK) condition according to the latest ONS data.  These government figures show the number of people experiencing these problems is...

Lockton — the world’s largest privately owned brokerage — has appointed Mark Hathaway as its new pensions and workplace savings team leader. Hathaway joins from Aon, where he has worked...

Mindful Pensions, a new initiative led by David Butcher, a pensions trustee and mindfulness coach with over 40 years of experience, has launched. The venture intends to introduce the benefits...

Grid is expecting increased focus from the government on financial resilience and urges employers to be prepared. Grid says people need to be mindful of their spending due to the...