Pensions management

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Zippen launches pension consolidation service

A new automated Fintech that supports corporate HR teams in enabling employees to consolidate multiple workplace pensions into an existing pension pot has been launched by Zippen, the pension consolidation business.

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IPensions Group expands into direct to consumer market

iPensions Group is expanding into the direct-to-consumer market with the launch of iSIPP, a service designed to support UK and international customers providing an attractive solution to help consolidate their pension funds.

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UK regulators pledge to embed climate change reports into all aspects of policy

As UK financial regulators, we are focused on making sure that the risks from climate change and the opportunities from the transition to a net-zero economy are being identified and proactively managed across the financial sector.

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DWS joins Smart's £165 million Series D round

Smart, the fast growing global retirement technology provider, has announced that DWS Group (“DWS”) has joined its £165m series D funding round, acquiring a minority stake. This follows the recent announcement that Chrysalis Investments has joined Smart’s prestigious list of investors.

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PensionBee joins the Workforce Disclosure Initiative Investor Coalition

Leading online pension provider, PensionBee, has today announced it has become both an investor signatory and disclosing survey participant of the Workforce Disclosure Initiative.

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Retirement savings tech platform Smart concludes £165 million Series D

Smart, the global retirement savings technology platform provider that powers the Smart Pension Master Trust, one of the ‘big four’ UK auto enrolment master trusts, has announced today that it is concluding a £165m Series D funding round.

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Brand New Day adopts Five Degrees core banking platform °neo

Five Degrees announces Brand New Day as the newest client for °neo, its recently unveiled new cloud-native core banking platform.

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App-based workplace pension startup Collegia raises £500,000

Collegia, the UK’s first combined Auto-Enrolment (workplace pension) and Personal Pensions has raised £500,000 ahead of its June launch.

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PensionBee develops mini-MBA course for staff

Leading online pension provider, PensionBee, has launched a mini-MBA course as part of its ongoing commitment to staff development.

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FCA to require pension providers to offer to book Pension Wise appointments for consumers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today proposed new rules to require pension providers to ‘nudge’ consumers to Pension Wise in order to benefit from guidance before they access their defined contribution pension savings. This includes booking an appointment with Pension Wise if the consumer wishes.

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Retirement guidance tool Guiide raises funding

Scottish fintech Guiide has raised further investment as it looks to help provide more help to individuals to achieve better retirement outcomes

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Mambu deploys Raisin Pension to provide for employees

Berlin-based fintechs Raisin and Mambu are collaborating to provide Mambu’s multinational team in Germany a flexible, cost-effective company pension plan.

/payments

Pensions app Penfold taps TrueLayer for Open Banking payments

TrueLayer, the leading technology company building financial infrastructure that’s open to everyone and Penfold, the first pension scheme designed specifically with self-employed workers in mind, have partnered to deliver instant, secure payments for its customers to fund their pension.

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Cushon unveils net-zero pension plan

Cushon, the fintech workplace savings disrupter, today announces that it has launched the world’s first net zero pension.

/retail

PensionBee releases pension product for the self-employed

Leading online pension provider, PensionBee, has launched a flexible product for self-employed consumers, enabling them to start a new pension with no minimum contributions.

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SE 2buys Convergent Financial Technologies

SE2, a life and annuities insurance technology and services firm, today announced it has acquired Convergent Financial Technologies, growing its SaaS based product offerings for the insurance and retirement solutions industry.

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Pension calculator Guiide secures funding

Scottish fintech Guiide has raised an undisclosed round of investment to help people who don’t, won’t or can’t take advice for their pensions.

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Scottish Widows to divest £440m from companies that pose significant ESG risk

Scottish Widows is to divest at least £440 million from companies that have failed to meet its environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, and warned this figure could grow much further if companies do not take action to improve the sustainability of their business practices.

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Vantik unveils 'pension in your pocket'

Because statutory and occupational pension are not sufficient for financial independence in old age, a modern solution is required: With the Vantikcard, the fintech company Vantik brings pension planning directly into the pockets of the smartphone generation.

/regulation

PensionBee and Plaid report explores the impact of Open Pensions on UK consumers

Today PensionBee, the UK’s leading online pension provider, has released a new report with Plaid, an Open Banking data network powering thousands of digital financial apps and services, exploring the potential for Open Finance in pensions, and calling for regulators to prioritise the initiative before other sectors.