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State Pension progress for women but vulnerabilities exist Data shows a 1.9% rise in people claiming the State Pension in the 12 months to August 2025, bringing the total to 13.2 million. 5 million are now receiving the New State Pension, up 740,000 year-on-year. Average weekly State Pension payments hit £210.73, an increase of £8.78 since August 2024.66% of Pension Credit recipients are women as of August 2025. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Feb 17

Could you turbo charge your pension before the tax year end ‘For many savers, it’s a case of “grab tax relief while you can”’ 5 April deadline to use up some annual allowance. No guarantee higher and additional rate pension tax relief will be around forever. 2029 salary sacrifice cap forms incentive to ‘grab it while you can. ’Bonus sacrifice or lump sum contribution could turbo-charge retirement pot. Tapered annual allowance and ‘carry forward’ explained Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Feb 17

What does the Year of the Horse mean for investors China will aim to operate a ‘moderately loose’ monetary policy in 2026, as part of continued attempts to raise domestic demand. Many Chinese companies are opening themselves to foreign investors in a bid to fund further research and development fund ideas to gain exposure to growth and add diversity to portfolios Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Feb 17

Risk managers role in insuring physical climate risk As nat cat protection gaps widen and climate events increase, you’ll need to grow your risk management toolkit and collaborate. How can you shape both the insurance of tomorrow and your role in it? The growth in uninsured losses suggests traditional ways of doing insurance are at risk of lagging behind the threats to long-term resilience. These threats are arising from climate risks, as well as supply chain, geopolitical and cyber exposures. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Tuesday Feb 17

Van Lanschot Kempen appoints Michelle Darracott as CEO Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management (UK) Ltd (“Van Lanschot Kempen”) today announces the appointment of Michelle Darracott as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2026. Posted in: Lifestyle Article Posted on: Tuesday Feb 17

ICSWG launches its Investment Stewardship Alignment Tool The Investment Consultants Sustainability Working Group (ICSWG) has launched its Investment Stewardship Alignment Tool. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Feb 17

PIC completes full buyin for Vistry's Final Salary Pension Pension Insurance Corporation plc has concluded a £155 million buy-in with the Trustee of Vistry’s Final Salary Pension Schemes, covering the pensions of 1,671 members. The transaction covers the Bovis Homes Pension Scheme, Galliford Try Final Salary Pension Scheme, and Kendall Cross Holdings Limited Pension and Assurance Scheme (together “the Schemes”), all sponsored by Vistry. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Monday Feb 16

Safeguarding member experience after buyout For many pension scheme trustees, selecting a bulk annuity insurer to secure members’ benefits is the most important decision they will make over the coming years. Financial security is obviously key to this decision, but with stronger funding positions, trustees are increasingly considering and prioritising other factors including how well members will be looked after by the insurer once the scheme has wound up. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Monday Feb 16

Roles need clarification for CDC code of practice ZEDRA have welcomed The Pensions Regulator’s new Consolidated Code of Practice for Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) schemes, describing the introduction of a clearer and more structured authorisation journey, particularly for multi-employer CDC arrangements, as a positive and necessary step forward. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Monday Feb 16

M&G completes BPA with global engineering company Senior plc M&G plc has announced a £180 million bulk purchase annuity (BPA) buy-in, securing pension benefits for over 3,000 members of the Senior plc Pension Plan. The Plan Sponsor is Senior plc, an international manufacturer of high technology components and systems, specialist in Fluid Conveyance and Thermal Management, in the worldwide aerospace and defence, land vehicle and power and energy markets. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Monday Feb 16

Use your full pension allowance and consider bonus sacrifice Use your full pension allowance, make the most of tax relief, and consider bonus sacrifice - Standard Life shares top tips to make pensions work harder this tax year end. There’s still time - Standard Life shares top tips to help people make the most of their pension savings and other key allowances before the end of this tax year Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Monday Feb 16

UK results in focus as US markets closed for Presidents Day FTSE 100 set to open higher. Results this week from Rio Tinto, Anglo American and BAE Systems. US markets closed for Presidents’ Day, after another week of software pain. Oil prices hold steady after back-to-back weekly drop Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Monday Feb 16

Isio promotes three senior leaders to Partner Isio has announced the promotion of Ajith Nair, John McAleer and Samantha Coombes to Partner, reinforcing the depth of leadership across the business as it continues to develop its integrated advisory and investment capabilities. The promotions reflect Isio’s focus on developing senior talent from within, following a period of sustained growth across the company. Posted in: Lifestyle Article Posted on: Monday Feb 16

Untapped demand for professional advice on later life care Missed connection? Research shows untapped demand for professional advice on later-life care. Only one in nine over-45s organising care for a loved one had help from a financial adviser. But under 60% would arrange to meet an adviser to discuss their own funding options if referred Posted in: Life - Articles Posted on: Monday Feb 16

Four forces shaping the insurance playbook in 2026 Insurance is moving past the experimentation phase. The technology has matured and customer demand for personalized, dynamic protection is clear. Yet the playbook for true transformation remains incomplete. The challenge isn’t just identifying what works; it’s having the discipline to execute at scale. 2026 isn't about incremental improvements or innovation theatre. It's about the widening chasm between insurers who pair technology with organizational redesign and those who simply piloted technology. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Friday Feb 13

48 million struggling with high living costs New research has revealed that 88% of the UK is struggling to cope with high living costs - equal to an estimated 48 million people nationwide. Of those in the survey, over 2 in 5 (45%) indicated that the country’s high living costs are impacting them even more than last year, showing that things have been getting worse rather than better for most households’ finances. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Friday Feb 13

The age of disruption intensifies with Trumps climate ruling President Trump has announced the repeal of a scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health. It adds to disruptive trends in financial markets, with concerns about the effects of AI adoption spreading. The FTSE 100 is set for a cautious start to trading as investors wait for a key inflation reading. Real estate companies are hit by concerns that AI will be a job killer, while networking company Cisco also sees its shares slide dramatically. Gold and silver recover from sharp declines prompted by investors pulling money from safe havens to cover shock losses. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Friday Feb 13

Compliance to competitive edge unlock the value of scenarios Moving beyond box-ticking, scenario analysis empowers organizations to anticipate disruption, allocate resources smartly and build lasting resilience. Across industries, leaders face a landscape that is more volatile and interconnected than ever. From cyber-physical convergence to climate extremes, geopolitical fragmentation, and technology-enabled threats, disruption is no longer occasional, it is the baseline. As the materiality continues to add up, internal and external stakeholders are asking sharper questions Posted in: Articles Posted on: Thursday Feb 12

Can you spot the fake AI generated claim With insurance fraud now pushing up the average person’s annual premium by £50, new images reveal just how indistinguishable AI-generated claims are becoming - and the subtle clues we’re all missing. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Thursday Feb 12

Pensions pay off for retirement savers despite IHT shake up Pensions continue to offer strong value for savers, driven by tax relief that boosts long-term returns. A basic-rate taxpayer could accumulate around £7,400 more in a pension than in an ISA over 10 years by investing £20,000. Tax relief on pension contributions could offset additional inheritance tax charges post-April 2027 rule change Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Thursday Feb 12

Footsie hits record amid Schroders takeover FTSE 100 surges to new heights as demand for UK assets intensifies. US fund manager Nuveen to buy Schroders for £9.9 billion, pushing shares up 28%. UK economy remains highly sluggish, with growth of 0.1% for December undershooting expectations Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Thursday Feb 12

Pension transfer reforms risk creating a two tier system PensionBee has called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ensure that proposed reforms to pension transfers apply across the entire UK pensions market - warning that anything less would entrench a two-tier system and fail consumers. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Thursday Feb 12

DB surpluses reach £220bn as industry awaits access reforms UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes continue to maintain strong funding positions, reaching £220bn at the end January 2026 relative to long-term targets, new analysis from XPS Group shows. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Thursday Feb 12

Soft UK GDP and choppy US markets FTSE higher despite soft GDP print. US markets flat, but software selloff continues. Oil prices rise, but it’s not a one-way street Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Thursday Feb 12

Larger pension pots drive record year for annuity premiums The total value of premiums paid into individual pension annuities grew 4% to £7.4 billion in 2025, according to the latest data from the ABI. This marks the highest annual level since pension freedoms were announced in 2014. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Thursday Feb 12

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