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Employee and employer contributions to defined contribution (DC) pensions schemes in the UK fell significantly last year amid COVID-19 turmoil, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.

The global economy is forecast to grow at a record speed this year, although the rate of expansion is likely to be significantly uneven across countries.

UK citizens looking to retire in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland will receive the same increases to their state pension as those remaining in Britain, following the new Brexit deal.

UK car insurers saved more than £4bn this year as a result of changes to driving routines caused by coronavirus lockdown measures, estimates by hello-safe.co.uk suggest.

The vast majority of UK pension schemes agree that greater diversity of workers and an inclusive culture improves decision-making and helps attract and retain talent, an industry survey has found.

Four in five organisations worldwide are planning to change how they use environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics in their executive pay plans over the next three years, a survey has found.

Insurance companies expect to raise their wages at a higher rate than firms in any other sector in the UK next year, according to research by Willis Towers Watson (WTW).

As The Actuary celebrates its 30th birthday, David Raymont digs into the archives to acknowledge its predecessor Fiasco, which ran for 127 issues between February 1978 and June 1990

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