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  • Published on May 15, 2025

    Wales now has a £25bn super pension fund

    The Welsh Pension Partnership (WPP) has consolidated £25bn of assets from eight local authority schemes into a new investment company. While the super local government pension scheme cannot be compelled to invest in Welsh firms or projects, and operates a …

    Source: Business Live - Neutral
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    Benefits claims continue on upward trend

    There were rises across the board in benefits claims, new figures from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) have revealed. In the Moray local authority area, across all age groups there was a rise of 200 to 1410 year-on-year for April compared to the …

    Source: Grampian Online - Pending
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    Higher retirement age ruled out by Swiss government

    A higher retirement age is currently not an option for the Federal Council Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. …

    Source: Swissinfo - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    To catch a CSRD wave

    Barcelona is hardly a surf spot, yet last week at Workiva Amplify conference delegates were caught between two waves. These were not the surfing types but the CSRD type: wave one companies who have just published their first CSRD reports, and wave two …

    Source: Corporate Disclosures - Pending
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    DWP could reduce state pension age for older people who can prove one thing

    The Department for Work and Pensions has been urged to "cut" the state pension age for disabled people. The DWP could bring down the state pension age for a key group - if it bows to a Parliamentary petition. A petition, created by George Bolgar, …

    Source: Birmingham Live - Neutral
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    DWP sends out letter update about major 2026 State Pension change and retirement age

    The DWP has issued an update about a major State Pension change coming in from next year. Starting from April 2026, the age when you can claim your State Pension will gradually increase from the current 66, up to 67. The retirement age will become 67 by …

    Source: Chronicle Live - Neutral
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    DWP update about letter going out about 2026 state pension change

    The DWP has released a statement about an important change to the state pension coming in from next year. Starting from April 2026, the age when you can claim your state pension will gradually increase from the current 66, up to 67. The retirement age will …

    Source: The Mirror - Left-wing
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    WASPI women need 'three things' to secure DWP compensation worth £2,950

    WASPI women have been handed a major update over possible compensation payouts worth an eye-watering £2,950 from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ). WASPI women need three things to ensure they are giving themselves the best change of payouts. …

    Source: Birmingham Live - Neutral
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    'We don't do woke' - war of words between Dudley Council leader and former MP over £135,000-a-year diversity posts

    Marco Longhi, who was Conservative MP for Dudley North before losing the seat at last year's General Election, has criticised Conservative-run Dudley Council for the roles at a time of severe cutbacks to its budget. Mr Longhi, who has since defected to …

    Source: Express & Star - Neutral
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    The Papers: Jails 'on brink' and 'stalling' post-Brexit talks with Brussels

    ShareSave A mix of stories lead Thursday's papers, but several focus on new plans to address overcrowding in prisons announced by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood. The government is going "soft on criminals", the Daily Mail writes, after …

    Source: BBC - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on May 15, 2025

    DWP statement over state pension letter to affect thousands of people from 2026

    Officials from the DWP have issued an update about changes to the state pension. From April 2026, the age at which individuals can start claiming state pension will begin to rise from the present 66, reaching 67 by April 2028. With the change less than a …

    Source: Bristol Post - Neutral
  • Published on May 14, 2025

    Labour faces fresh demands for winter fuel U-turn after devastating poll

    Labour is facing fresh demands to U-turn on axing winter fuel payments after devastating polling revealed most OAPs could not live on the state pension alone. The research found 81% of over-65s said they would not be able to afford essentials such as food, …

    Source: Daily Express - Right-wing
  • Published on May 14, 2025

    DWP should have legal duty to look after vulnerable benefits claimants, say MPs

    Ministers should introduce the statutory duty to prevent people from dying or coming to harm as a result of mistakes in the welfare system, the Commons Work and Pensions Committee said in its latest report. The committee’s latest recommendations come after …

    Source: Belfast Telegraph - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 14, 2025

    We are actuaries – General Insurance

      By Saroja Gunatilleke Who is an actuary? What do they do? The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries explains who an actuary is in the following manner: “Actuaries are problem solvers and strategic thinkers, who use their mathematical skills to help measure …

    Source: Daily FT - Pending
  • Published on May 14, 2025

    The £1 pension trick that could save you thousands

    Over-55s could dodge paying a hefty emergency tax by taking advantage of a cheap and easy trick to simplify pension withdrawals. The introduction of pension freedoms in 2015 gave over-55s new powers to make withdrawals from their pensions, with the first …

    Source: Daily Express - Right-wing
  • Published on May 14, 2025

    Keir Starmer’s immigration pledges ring hollow

    The failure of successive governments to control UK borders against illegal migration and manage an efficient labor market have turned the voters against the political class British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has 10 compelling reasons to take voter …

    Source: Taipei Times - Neutral
  • Published on May 14, 2025

    How to do a mid-retirement MOT

    Less than half of retirees (48%) aged 65 to 75 are confident they are on track to make their pension savings last for life. And only a quarter (26%) of these “mid-retirees” say they feel financially secure. This is according to a joint study by Aviva and …

    Source: MoneyWeek - Neutral
  • Published on May 14, 2025

    Wonders and blunders: The best and worst of government buildings

    Forget break-out spaces and collaboration zones, many civil service offices of the past were ugly, impractical and unpleasant to work in. Jim Dunton explores the history of some of government’s most notorious buildings – and pays homage to some of the …

    Source: Civil Service World - Neutral
  • Published on May 14, 2025

    Rachel Reeves is eyeing up YOUR pension pot to fund her mad projects. She MUST be stopped - Kelvin MacKenzie

    Let’s be clear, until Rachel Reeves turned up, the money in your pension pot was yours and the government couldn’t get its hands on it. Today, that is no longer true. Further, since its introduction 26 years ago, the savings that you put through ISA, which …

    Source: GB News - Right-wing

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  • Published on May 16, 2025 - 12:06 GMT

    SA\'s $200m defence megastructure takes shape with Whyalla steel

    Almost 2000 tonnes of structural steel, more than half of which came from the Whyalla Steelworks, have been erected to complete the frame of a giant four bay aircraft hangar in northern Adelaide to facilitate the specialist maintenance of the Australian …

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  • Published on May 16, 2025 - 10:12 GMT

    Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 14 May 2025

    A. Issues In The Environment 1. Economy 1.1 Operation Vulindlela Phase II 1.1.1 On 7 May 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa launched Phase II of Operation Vulindlela (OV Phase II), the government reforms programme aimed at driving inclusive economic growth …

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