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Vitality pays £142m in protection claims in 2024
Vitality has today published its protection claims statistics for 2024, revealing that it paid out £142 million in protection claims over the year.…
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Young people call for change: 84% of kids and teens want to see financial education on the new national curriculum, according to GoHenry research
Young people have made it clear they want to learn more about money in school, as new research published today by GoHenry, the…
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Expert insight ahead of pensions review: addressing the adequacy challenge
Today, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced that it will be publishing three key reports on Monday: Analysis of Automatic Enrolment…
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Utmost launches summer 2025 edition of Navigator exploring the rise of alternative assets
Utmost Wealth Solutions, a leading provider of insurance-based wealth solutions, today issues the Summer 2025 edition of Navigator – its fourth quarterly…
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Pepper Flex launches to give brokers seamless access to more competitive mortgage options – with no extra steps
Pepper Money has launched its new Pepper Flex proposition, enabling brokers to access competitive mortgage options seamlessly—with no additional work required. Available across both residential purchase and remortgage…
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Long-term sickness costing UK businesses nearly £21k per employee, how early intervention and protection can help – MetLife UK
UK businesses are facing significant financial strain from employee sickness absence, according to new research from employee benefits and protection provider MetLife UK.…
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Fall in lifetime mortgage customers using property wealth to pay off debts
New data from L&G’s Home Finance business has revealed a shift in how homeowners are using equity release, with far fewer turning to…
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Defaqto reveals top 10 recommended MPS investments to end of Q2 2025
Defaqto has identified the top 10 most recommended platform managed portfolio solutions (MPS) by value to the end of Q2 2025. The…
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Reeves’ reforms: former FCA regulator warns against false growth vs compliance trade-off
Iain Armstrong, Financial Crime Compliance Strategy Executive Director at ComplyAdvantage discusses the financial crime implications of the Chancellor’s “Leeds Reforms”. Iain believes that…
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Who are the ‘rising star’ fund managers in 2025?
With the culture of ‘star managers’ in the fund management industry has waned in recent years, genuine rising stars in fund management…

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