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£120K tax bill on inherited property under new CGT reforms Analysis by Rathbones, suggests families could be hit by a double tax blow on inherited wealth. Aligning CGT rates with income tax rates could add nearly £10,000 to the tax bill on a £50,000 gain for additional-rate taxpayers. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Wednesday Jul 8

Why cyber criminals love summer holidays Businesses are being urged not to let their cyber defences take a summer holiday, as experts warn that annual leave, temporary staff cover and changes to day-to-day processes can create an ideal environment for cyber criminals. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Wednesday Jul 8

SPP outlines series of bold pension reforms The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has responded to the Pension Commission’s Interim Report, warning that structural deficiencies, soaring housing costs, and shifting work patterns mean millions of UK workers are heading towards an inadequate retirement unless the government enacts significant reforms. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Wednesday Jul 8

Oil up as Middle East tensions flare sending markets lower Oil jumps as renewed Middle East tensions rattle global markets. FTSE 100 and European stocks fall as investors weigh fresh inflation risks and await Fed minutes. Jet2 bucks the market, with shares soaring more than 12% on strong summer bookings and a £250 million share buyback. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Wednesday Jul 8

M&A resilient as first 6 months have been a game of 2 halves Global M&A performance experienced a sharp downturn during the second quarter of 2026, according to research on completed deals from WTW’s Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM). Based on share price performance, dealmakers struggled against companies not involved in M&A activities by a significant -11.9pp (percentage points) for deals valued over $100 million and completed during the last three months, reveals WTW’s Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM)1. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Wednesday Jul 8

OBR forecasts rise in IHT take due to ageing population The Office for Budget Responsibility's latest Fiscal Risks and Sustainability Report, published today, highlights how the changes in the UK’s demographics will influence rising Inheritance Tax (IHT) and Capital Gains Tax (CGT) receipts with the proportion of the population aged over 80 likely to rise from 5% in 2025 to 12% in 2075. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Wednesday Jul 8

Burnham’s Cabinet earnings and how their pensions compare With Andy Burnham widely expected to enter Downing Street on 20 July and unveil his first Cabinet only once in office, favouring what has been described as a “one and done” approach to appointments, speculation continues over who will take on some of the most powerful jobs in government. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Wednesday Jul 8

3 car insurance misconceptions that could cost you thousands UK motorists could be left personally liable for tens of thousands of pounds, as Go.Compare’s motor insurance expert warns that three widespread misconceptions are quietly leaving drivers exposed to bills they never saw coming. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Tuesday Jul 7

Super El Niño and systemic threat to global supply chains TT Club, the leading global transport and logistics insurer, is calling on supply chain operators worldwide to review their risk management and resilience strategies considering growing forecasts of a "super" El Niño event – one that could represent a significant systemic shock to already strained global supply chains. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Tuesday Jul 7

Pricing and Reserving - Two Sides of the Same Coin? Reserving and Pricing should be like yin and yang, one cannot exist without the other (at least not in an actively trading, going-concern) and although at first glance there appears to be a clear division between the two, threads of each run through the other. A huge amount of time and energy in pricing teams goes into getting the shape of prices right, seeking evermore data items and increasing the number and complexity of statistical models used to interrogate this growing mass of data. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Tuesday Jul 7

State Pension spending to reach 9% of GDP by 2075 The OBR’s latest fiscal risks and sustainability report estimates that State Pension spending is projected to rise from 5% of GDP to around 9% of GDP in the fifty years to 2075-76 driven by population ageing and the cost of triple-lock uprating (calculated based on historical inflation and earnings volatility). Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Jul 7

Mutuals market performs strongly in 2025 The majority of participants reported an increase in assets by year end 2025Median Gross Written Premiums rise to £39m, set against a significant rise in median gross claims which grow to £37mMomentum accelerating as the Government aims to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sector Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Jul 7

Game, set and pension A first-round defeat at Wimbledon may sting on Centre Court, but new modelling from PensionBee shows that the £80,000 prize cheque could grow into a pension pot worth £625,925 by age 67, showing that even an early Wimbledon exit can become the foundation of a comfortable retirement. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Jul 7

Comments on FCAs landmark review of AI in financial services Broadstone and Lumera comment on the FCA landmark review of AI in financial services Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Monday Jul 6

The risk of delaying GMP equalisation Smaller pension schemes delaying GMP equalisation may face rising costs, transaction delays and growing scrutiny as industry capacity pressures intensify. Guaranteed Minimum Pension equalisation has been on the pensions industry agenda for years, yet for many small and medium-sized schemes it remains stubbornly stuck on the ‘to-do’ list. Not because trustees do not understand its importance, or because sponsors are unwilling to engage. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Monday Jul 6

Time to get savvy with your pension pot Latest HL research shows just 47% of people know their pension is invested. 23% said their pension wasn’t invested in the markets. The remaining 30% were unsure. 56% of men and 40% of women knew their pension was invested. The less you know about your pension, the less control you have over you’re your retirement Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Monday Jul 6

Private market growth puts DC strategy design in focus Strategic asset allocation within default DC pension strategies is becoming increasingly important as providers make greater use of private market assets, according to Hymans Robertson in its latest DC Provider Insights report. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Monday Jul 6

FCA publish review of AI impact on retail financial services The review sets out how AI could reshape retail financial services for consumers, firms, markets and regulators by 2030 and beyond. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Monday Jul 6

Weather events are driving higher costs and complex claims Historically, seasonal surges, regional risk patterns and established response models allowed insurers and loss adjusters to plan with reasonable certainty. Today, predictability is eroding. The result is a claims environment where weather events are not only increasing volume, but also driving higher repair costs, more complex assessments and greater pressure on loss adjusting resources. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Monday Jul 6

Football fever lifts spending as easyJet pilots new path Footsie drifts as investors await Fed minutes. England's stunning World Cup run delivers a spending boost for pubs and retailers. easyJet edges towards £5.5bn takeover as UK takeover trend gathers pace. As another British company looks set for a private equity future, investors are increasingly looking at private markets to find opportunities for growth. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Monday Jul 6

Insurance Pricing in Motion There is a quiet but growing tension in actuarial pricing for insurance today. Most teams would agree that the external environment has become more volatile - economically, geopolitically, operationally. Yet many pricing processes still move at a cadence designed for a more stable world. The result is a widening gap between the risk being priced and the assumptions underpinning it. Put bluntly: if pricing is updated too slowly, insurers are often reacting to yesterday’s risk. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Friday Jul 3

Pension funding improves in June despite political upheaval Broadstone publishes its Sirius Index June update which discloses improved funding positions for both modelled schemes. The ‘growth focused’ scheme funding improved from 92.2% at the end of May to 93.1% at the end of June. The ‘matching focused’ scheme funding also improved but to a lesser extent from 89.4% at the end of May to 89.9% at the end of June Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Friday Jul 3

Poll shows views on LGPS investment and governance reforms The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) held a webinar on the “Key Developments in LGPS Funding and Governance” that involved a wide-ranging discussion on the future direction of the LGPS, bringing together more than 100 professionals from across the pensions industry to debate the practical implications of the Government's proposals. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Thursday Jul 2

Pension firms must do more on old pensions and fund savings The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that people holding legacy pension products, now closed to new savers, could be receiving poorer value than those in newer ones. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Thursday Jul 2

3 in 5 who took tax-free cash before the budget regret it New data from Quilter, the wealth manager and financial planner, reveals that three in five retirees (61%) who withdrew tax-free cash from their pension ahead of last year’s budget say they regret doing so. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Thursday Jul 2

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