XPS Pensions Group

This week's top stories included XPS Pensions Group announcing plans to acquire Royal London's corporate pension services division.

XPS Pensions Group has announced plans to acquire Royal London's corporate pension services division for a cash consideration of £4.8m.

Snehal Shah has been appointed by XPS Pensions as chief financial officer (CFO) and executive director of the board, replacing Mike Ainslie who will leave the company on 30 June.

XPS Pensions Group has launched an 'EqualGMP' service for pension schemes to navigate through the process of equalising guaranteed minimum pensions (GMP).

JP Morgan Securities has reported the highest gender pay gap of any UK firm working with occupational pension schemes in 2017/18, PP analysis finds.

Nearly 2,500 DB schemes are now using LDI to hedge their liabilities, XPS Pensions finds. James Phillips looks at the increased use of the product over 2018.

This week's top stories included Cardano announcing plans to acquire Now Pensions from a Dutch pension fund later this year.

The Harrods Group Pension Plan has selected XPS Pensions Group to provide investment advice, following a competitive tender process.

Lemonade has launched a retirement service in a bid to help trustees and employers guide defined benefit (DB) members through their options.

This week's top stories were the British Steel review concluding that trustees "need professional help" on communications, and Smart Pension absorbing £12.5m Corporate Pensions Trust.