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Auto-enrolment (AE) in the UK, while successful, falls short of the Pensions Commission’s vision after a decade, according to Now: Pensions CEO Patrick Luthi. Luthi calls to bring AE into line with...

More than half of UK adults, or 52 per cent, say they are feeling generally hopeful about their finances in 2024, according to Aegon. Meanwhile, just under two in five, 38 per...

The Parliamentary watchdog is to investigate allegations that the new pensions minister Paul Maynard, has broken rules by using using taxpayer money for party campaigning.  The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) said...

The majority of people in the UK are feeling positive about their finances for 2024, with optimism the cost of living crisis is starting to abate.  The research by Aegon found over...

Employee benefits provider Unum UK has enhanced its carer’s leave  giving all staff with caring responsibilities up to 5 days paid leave a year. This will be bailable to Unum’s 850 plus...

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has established an industry group to assess the risks and opportunities of artificial intelligence (AI) to the actuarial sector. With AI developing rapidly, the AI steering group...

A former pension scheme trustee has been given a 10-month jail term after admitting to using £700,000 of members’ funds to make loans to entities connected to the sponsoring employer.  This legal...

Specialist pensions law firm Arc Pensions Law has expanded its team with the appointment of two new associates. Clare Pollard has joined the firm’s Leeds office while Tom Cosgrove joins its London office....

Corporate advisers are being warned they could face an influx of queries from multinational clients after the collapse of the international PMI provider Global Benefits Group. The group, which covers health, life,...

Those aged between 50 and 64 are more likely to be absent from work due to ill health than younger age groups.  The Office of National Statistics’ sickness absence data — covering...