Giant US asset manager and pension consultancy Mercer has agreed to acquire UK pensions risk and investment management firm Cardano Group, for an undisclosed sum.

Pensions are key to next month’s general election, reckons Steven Cameron, pensions director at Aegon, speaking after today’s launch of the Conservative Party’s manifesto.

Rishi Sunak has confirmed much-trailed plans for a 2p national insurance cut as the key message in the Conservative Party’s manifesto, launched today at the Silverstone motor racing circuit.

There’s been increasing pensions dashboards connection activity according to fintech Origo, which built the central digital architecture for the dashboard.

The US remained a popular area for pension investors in May, with technology a particular area of interest, according to new figures from Hargreaves Lansdown.

The UK’s financial regulators say working together has improved outcomes, particularly in relation to the British Steel Pension Scheme scandal, the introduction of Consumer Duty, and failings by SIPPs operators.

Three Financial Planners who started their OPW Chartered Financial Planners firm in Bristol three years ago have grown their business by acquiring Ledbury-based IFA firm Winnell Douglas for an undisclosed sum through the ValidPath Succession Solution.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and global accountancy body ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) have teamed up to help the accountancy profession boost its understanding of ethical issues when using AI.

The London Institute of Banking & Finance has selected experienced educational technology executive Steve Hill to be its new Vice-Chancellor and CEO from July.

Net retail sales of UK funds totalled £2.8bn in April, the highest level since August 2021, according to data published by the Investment Association.