Lack of awareness of testicular cancer: Aviva
Over a quarter or 28 per cent of men never check their testicles while over a third or 37 per cent of men do not know the warning signs for testicular cancer,...
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Only 27 per cent of UK HR leaders feel trained to lead new initiatives: YuLife
Only 27 per cent of UK HR leaders feel adequately prepared for leading new HR initiatives, according to a report from YuLife. It found that the main obstacle faced by HR professionals...
Nest appoints new director of public and private markets
Nest has appointed Rachel Farrell to the newly created role of director of public and private markets. The master trust provider said this will strengthen the team at Nest Invest. Farrell will...
DB transfer values fall to new low
The transfer value a typical DB pension fell below £150,000 in October — the first time since last year’s mini budget that transfer values have dropped so low. On 19 October, XPS’s...
Smart Pension wins mandate for ISS UK scheme
Smart Pension has been appointed to provide workplace pensions for the facility management company ISS UK. This will see £200m of AUM moved to Smart Master Trust, which will now run the...
L&G names new managing director for UK protection and new commercial director
Legal & General has named two senior appointments to its retail protection team. James Shattock has been appointed managing director for UK protection, while Pippa Keefe succeeds him as commercial director. The...
Aon appoints head to lead new pensions data solutions team
Aon has promoted Matthew Pinkney to lead its UK pensions data solutions team. Pinkney is an associate partner in Aon’s UK Retirement team, with 18 years’ experience at the company as a...
Exclusive: Foster Denovo buys Punter Southall Aspire
Foster Denovo is buying Punter Southall Aspire’s employee benefits business. and will integrate it into its Secondsight division. The transaction will mean the team doubles in size and increases its national coverage to...
Over 70 sponsors prioritise a smooth audit: LCP
Achieving a smooth audit remains the top year-end accounting goal for over 70 sponsors, with 65 per cent prioritising this objective, according to an LCP webinar poll. Regarding reporting the surplus, 38...
Co-operative Pension Scheme completes £4bn buy-in
The Co-operative Pension Scheme has completed a £4bn buy-in with Rothesay securing benefits for nearly 50,000 members, covering defined benefit liabilities for 17,655 pensioners and dependants, along with 31,896 deferred members. Employer...
