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Just 7 per cent of UK pension holders who have moved abroad know where all their pension pots are, according to research by deVere Group. The research of more than 750 people found that 74 per cent had never reviewed their UK pensions, while 68 per cent had worked for three or more employers before

RSM UK has called for a joined-up approach between the pensions dashboards and  Inheritance Tax (IHT), to allow grieving families to meet their IHT and probate responsibilities. The call comes ahead of Pensions Awareness Week (14-18 September), with unused pension pots set to fall within the scope of IHT from 6 April 2027. According to

Financial resilience among UK employees has declined over the past year, with only one in four workers now classed as financially resilient. This is according to research from Hymans Robertson Personal Wealth’s 2026 Employee Financial Stress Index, which found that 25 per cent of employees are financially resilient, down from 32 per cent in 2025,

For decades savers and advisers took it as an article of faith that pensions sat outside the crosshairs of inheritance tax. But from 6 April 2027, this assumption will no longer be true. As a result, DC pension assets now need to be considered alongside other wealth when determining what beneficiaries might receive from this

Defined contribution (DC) pension assets are on track to surpass defined benefit (DB) assets by the end of the decade. This is according to analysis by insurtech firm Lumera which used projections from the Department for Work and Pensions included in the interim report from the Pensions Commission. It found that DC assets are expected

Marsh has appointed Lorraine Roberts-Rance as workplace healthcare consulting leader at Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB). Roberts-Rance, who is based in London, will report to Neil Atkinson, strategic healthcare consulting practice leader and work alongside Nick McMenemy, Mercer Marsh Benefits UK leader who joined in April. She will lead MMB’s UK workplace health consulting team, helping

Intense competition between insurers is helping the UK’s defined benefit pension schemes achieve record buy-in pricing, according to research by consultancy Lane Clark & Peacock. There was an annual record of 367 buy-ins completed in 2025, with strong growth in smaller transactions. According to LCP, there is now also intensifying insurer competition, with newer entrants

PensionBee has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the government’s pension scam safeguards after new data suggested that only a small proportion of transfers flagged as potentially suspicious involve genuinely high-risk cases. The provider has obtained data from the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) through a Freedom of Information request, revealing that 51,417 Amber flags

Standard Life has rebranded its institutional investment platform, Phoenix Corporate Investment Services, to Standard Life Corporate Investment Solutions (CIS). CIS provides investment platform services for trust-based and unbundled pension arrangements, offering access to a broad range of investment options and reporting capabilities. The move is designed to strengthen the platform’s alignment with the Standard Life

Bupa has launched a range of new benefits aimed at improving employee wellbeing as part of its SME health insurance offering, with new wellbeing benefits. It includes new preventative health, mental health and primary care services designed to help employers manage absence levels and support workforce health more effectively. SME health insurance customers will be