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Jasmine Urquhart

Jasmine Urquhart

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Jasmine is senior correspondent at Professional Pensions. She joined in November 2022 from People Management magazine and graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2021. Outside of work, she enjoys ice skating, reading and travelling.

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'Significant' gender divide in pension trust and outlook, survey finds

Communication

'Significant' gender divide in pension trust and outlook, survey finds

Trafalgar House survey finds overall dip in pension trust last year

clock 18 June 2025 • 1 min read
Average pension transfer took just 11 days at tax year end, Origo finds

Industry

Average pension transfer took just 11 days at tax year end, Origo finds

Origo says transfer times decreased around tax year end with half taking seven days or less

clock 17 June 2025 • 1 min read
Pension Schemes Bill to unlock potential £600bn superfund market

Defined Benefit

Pension Schemes Bill to unlock potential £600bn superfund market

LCP says simplified gateway tests open up superfund opportunity to half of schemes

clock 16 June 2025 • 1 min read
Good News Corner: Barnett Waddingham celebrates third Walk and Talk

Industry

Good News Corner: Barnett Waddingham celebrates third Walk and Talk

Group of 60 traverses 17km route from Henley and through Chiltern Hills

clock 13 June 2025 • 1 min read
Pension freedoms have delivered flexibility in the last ten years, but 'at a cost'

Law and Regulation

Pension freedoms have delivered flexibility in the last ten years, but 'at a cost'

AKG paper says consumers value choice but are aware of risk of running out of funds

clock 11 June 2025 • 2 min read
DB surplus reforms put schemes and savers 'at risk'

Defined Benefit

DB surplus reforms put schemes and savers 'at risk'

Pension Security Alliance warned surplus extraction ‘adds indirect cost to members’

clock 09 June 2025 • 1 min read
FOS issues consultation on compensation interest payments

Regulation

FOS issues consultation on compensation interest payments

Consultation comes after call for input on FCA and FOS collaboration on improving redress

clock 06 June 2025 • 1 min read
Funding for half-hedged scheme up 2% in May

Defined Benefit

Funding for half-hedged scheme up 2% in May

Broadstone Sirius Index sees fully hedged scheme improve to 69.3% funding

clock 06 June 2025 • 1 min read
TPR to launch strategy to drive up standards of trusteeship

Industry

TPR to launch strategy to drive up standards of trusteeship

Watchdog says strategy will bring trusteeship ‘into line’ with other professions

clock 05 June 2025 • 1 min read
Grant Thornton scheme completes £275m buy-in with Royal London

Risk Reduction

Grant Thornton scheme completes £275m buy-in with Royal London

Deal includes more than 2,200 members and is insurer’s largest external BPA deal to date

clock 05 June 2025 • 2 min read
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