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Isio’s Low-Risk Funding Index shows that the aggregate funding position further improved to 108 per cent as of 31 October 2023, as UK government gilt yields continue to rise. According to Isio,...

The UK Government has pledged almost £500m of climate finance aid to developing countries at the ‘Finance Day’ at COP28 today. It says this is part of a wider £1.6bn climate aid...

Single parents, renters and those with long-term illnesses face heightened financial vulnerability, according to the Office of National Statistics.  One in four people do not have enough savings to withstand a 25...

Legal & General is implementing Origo’s Unipass Letter of Authority service across its workplace pensions business. Financial advisers and clients can now streamline operations by using the firm’s electronic Letter of Authority...

Half of employers are not reporting the number of disabled workers they employ despite figures from the Office of National Statistics showing that there are over 5 million people with disabilities in...

Despite the improved funding positions, more than one in three (35 per cent) DB schemes have yet to finalise their endgame objective, according to the latest industry survey from Russell Investments. Its...

Just 4.2 per cent of listed UK shares are owned by pension and insurance funds— the lowest proportion on record according to new data from the Office of National Statistics.  The proportion...

Aon has appointed Geoff Bauer as a partner in its investment team. Bauer, who will be based in London, joins Aon having spent 16 years at Mercer, latterly as a senior principal...

Aon has appointed Geoff Bauer to be a partner in its investment team. In his new role, Bauer will advise trustees and corporate sponsors of UK defined benefit plans with a focus...

TPT Retirement Solutions has appointed Louise Stokes to be its new head of finance.  Stokes is a chartered accountant with more than 10 years experience in accountancy and fund administration. She has...