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PRA letter to CEOs highlights Life Insurers writing BPAs The Prudential Regulation Authority (the PRA) issued its annual letter to insurer CEOs setting out its priorities for supervising UK insurers in 2026. Life insurers writing bulk purchase annuities continue to be a key area of focus for the PRA reflecting the long-term nature of the risks they take on. The PRA’s priorities build on both new and existing themes with a number of points that are relevant for defined benefit pension schemes considering buy-ins and buy-outs. Posted in: Life - Articles Posted on: Friday Jan 16

Your wind-up journey: a guide to getting it right With many more schemes being in a position to look at buying out their pension scheme liabilities, trustees are now starting to think past the transaction date. How can they ensure that the correct members have the correct benefits? How can they effectively wind-up their scheme to make sure that they and their sponsoring employer have securely offloaded their future risk? For many trustees and employers, winding up a pension scheme is something they will only do once, so they need to make sure they get it right. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Friday Jan 16

From Concept to Practice: a practical guide to CDC pensions Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) pension schemes offer a new way to provide a retirement income. CDC schemes combine parts of both Defined Benefit (DB) and Defined Contribution (DC) pension scheme systems. The potential of CDC is generating widespread interest across the pensions industry, amongst employers, trade unions and trustees, especially as part of broader discussions on the future of workplace savings. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Friday Jan 16

Actuaries and scientists call for a Planetary Solvency plan New analysis suggests the planet may be more sensitive to greenhouse gases than many models assume, meaning temperatures could rise faster and bring much greater climate risks than policymakers and financial institutions are planning for. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Friday Jan 16

FTSE 100 set to take a breather while geopolitics turn icy FTSE 100 set to take a breather as oil and gold head lower amid easing of Iran tensions. Wall Street set to head higher at the end of the week, buoyed by corporate results. Surge in TSMC chip sales indicate the AI juggernaut has further to run. Geopolitics turn icy, with the US ambitions in Greenland in focus. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Friday Jan 16

Business owners must act on IHT reliefs before 6 April Six steps entrepreneurs and family businesses should consider – if they act now. Important changes to Inheritance Tax reliefs are imminent in April for the 2026/27 tax year and beyond. A new cap on agricultural property and business reliefs will come into force that means many business owners and their families face a greater IHT bill at death, which in some cases could spell jeopardy for the firm itself. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Thursday Jan 15

More than 3 in 10 have lost track of their pension pots New research has discovered as many as 79%, have little to no idea how much money they have saved to pay for their retirement, while almost three in ten (27%) don't even know who their pension provider is. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Thursday Jan 15

Airline Insurance Claims Review 2025: The lessons learned Some headlines have questioned the aviation industry’s safety record during 2025, but the reality is more nuanced. Claims remain near long term averages against a fast-growing demand for air travel. The losses at the end of 2024 offered a taste of the 2025 aviation claims year. There were several high-profile airline incidents, including one of the deadliest commercial aviation incidents in U.S. airspace since 2001. Despite the incidents in 2025, air travel remains one of the safest forms of passenger transportation. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Thursday Jan 15

Self Assessment: Beware child benefit trap and your pension Self-employed and higher earners need to submit their return online by 31st January. With frozen thresholds exposing more families to the High-Income Child Benefit charge, many are at risk of being caught out if they don’t submit a return. Completing a self-assessment is vital to ensure higher earners are claiming the correct pension tax relief. Standard Life answers key self-assessment questions ahead of the deadline Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Thursday Jan 15

Economic green shoots showing as FTSE 100 flirts with 10,200 FTSE 100 starts day flat after another record close. Services drive better than expected UK GDPUS stock futures flat after wholesale prices muddy the inflation outlook. Brent Crude prices pull back as Trump tones down the rhetoric on Iran. TSMC: AI buildout is just getting started Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Thursday Jan 15

Another record low for death rates in 2025 The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) publishes frequent mortality analysis for England & Wales through its mortality monitors. Today’s updates cover the period to 2 January 2026 and the quarterly monitor sets out results for the whole of 2025. Posted in: Life - Articles Posted on: Wednesday Jan 14

Trump 2.0 one year on: Market winners and losers It will be one year of Trump’s second spell in the White House on 20 January 2026. Unpredictable behaviour by the president has given investors a lot to digest. Why gold, defence stocks, banks and European shares prospered. Why bitcoin, Tesla, Nike, Lululemon and Kenvue soured. The sectors that failed to live up to the Trump hype Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Wednesday Jan 14

If I were a Chief Investment Officer where would my focus be The turn of the year invites a flurry of articles containing predictions, forecasts and “things to look out for”. Yet seasoned investors know that forecasting is, at best, an entertaining parlour game and, at worst, a distraction from sensible long-term allocation decisions. Still, it is impossible to ignore the background noise: record-high equity indices and narrow credit spreads are accompanied with ominous headlines about weak economies, asset bubbles and geopolitical fracture. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Wednesday Jan 14

UK higher at the open but oil rally runs out of steam FTSE 100 opens higher. US markets react to well-behaved inflation. Salesforce down 7% on AI disruption fears. Oil snaps back after four-day rally Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Wednesday Jan 14

Property wealth makes up 47% of IHT paying estates in London Property wealth accounts for 47%, on average, of the value of IHT-paying estates in London; 42% in the South East and East of EnglandFOI breaks down estate assets by region to show areas where property makes up the biggest proportion of IHT-paying estates Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Wednesday Jan 14

Cyber remains top business risk but AI rises to second Cyber, especially ransomware attacks, ranks as the #1 risk for the fifth time in a row for companies of all sizes (42% of responses globally). Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the biggest riser and jumps from #10 to #2 (32%), highlighting the emerging risks for companies in almost all industry sectors. Geopolitical turmoil and uncertainty pushes political risks and violence to its highest-ever position at #7. Level of concern regarding cyber risk and AI higher in the UK than globally. Market developments feature in the top 10 lists for UK businesses for the first time Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Wednesday Jan 14

Scottish Budget: tax load on high earners and homes over £1m The basic and intermediate income tax bands in Scotland will rise 7.4%, but there will be a freeze on thresholds for higher earners in Scotland. Scotland has six income tax bands, in contrast to England, Wales and Northern Ireland where there are just three. There will be also be two new council tax bands by 2028 for properties in Scotland worth over £1 million. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Jan 13

US inflation undershoots at 2.6%-Trump can call off the dogs Core US inflation (excl. energy and food) came in at 2.6% for December, below the 2.7% market consensus. Housing costs were a key driver, up 0.4% for December. Food and Energy costs rose 0.7% and 0.3%. Annual inflation rate is unchanged at 2.7% for December. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Jan 13

Stocks steady as earnings season gets underway FTSE 100 opens flat. Whitbread shares rally on positive update.US stock futures unmoved after record close. American bank earnings in focus as Trump targets credit card rates. Brent Crude at $64 as net closes in on Iranian exports. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Jan 13

LMA announces four 2026 priorities The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has today announced its 2026 priorities, which focus on supporting and growing the Lloyd’s market’s position as a leader in global insurance. The LMA Board has outlined that its priorities for the year ahead will include underwriting, technical expertise, simplification of the market through addressing digitalisation and regulatory issues. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Tuesday Jan 13

Collaboration is key to achieving financial inclusion Responding to the UK Treasury Committee’s Financial Inclusion Strategy inquiry, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has called for a focus on collaboration to ensure that the most vulnerable in society are provided with sufficient financial support. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Jan 13

PPF publish latest PPF7800 figures for December 2025 Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Jan 13

AI reality check amid rapid change in Cyber Insurance Artificial Intelligence (AI) will continue to dominate boardroom conversations — not just as an enabler, but as a disruptive force that reveals who has embraced disciplined adoption and who risks falling behind, according to a new CyberCube report. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Tuesday Jan 13

Soft market insights As rates soften across multiple classes, capital and risk teams are becoming increasingly involved in management decision-making and often asked to assess and quantify future risks. In our December roundtable, senior professionals from leading insurers and Lloyd’s syndicates discussed what the current cycle means for pricing discipline, capital efficiency, modelling choices, and validation practices, and how teams can respond with confidence. This article distils the most actionable takeaways. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Tuesday Jan 13

PIC complete full buyin for Siemens Healthineers UK Benefits PIC has concluded a £213 million full buy-in with the Trustees of The Siemens Healthineers Benefits Scheme (the 'Scheme') in the United Kingdom. The buy-in secures the benefits of 703 pensioners and 967 deferred members and dependants. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Jan 13

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