Pensions

Planned changes to child benefits mean that pension salary sacrifice schemes will be more attractive for higher earning households. For a family with three children, child benefit is worth...

Independent financial services consultancy Quantum Advisory has promoted Darren Wateridge to principal consultant in London. Wateridge joined the company in 2013 as a senior consultant and actuary with more than...

Pension and incentive services provider Zedra has boosted its governance team by creating a new client relationship director role. Appointee Nicola Parnham, who joined Zedra in 2018 to build...

Women on average hold £100,000 less in financial assets than men, according to a study that examined gender wealth disparities in the UK. The research by, Handelsbanken Wealth and...

  Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed there will be greater scrutiny of the performance of defined contribution pension funds in his 2024 Spring Budget speech today. He told MPs in...

Poorly performing defined contribution pension funds will be blocked from taking on new business from employers, chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced. The changes are part of a package of...

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...

Aon’s UK DC tracker has revealed that projected retirement incomes from DC pensions rose over the third quarter of the year, with middle-aged savers seeing the biggest potential gains. However...

Superior Pensions Fund has secured a £10 million bulk annuity deal for its 78 members. The transaction was carried out with Just Group, which will insure the Fund’s liabilities so...

Clara-Pensions, the first DB superfund has achieved a significant milestone by taking on its first scheme - the £600 million Sears Retail Pension Scheme. This landmark move marks the...