Workplace savings fintech Cushon has expanded its acquisition target to include pension-focused businesses as well as master trusts.

Excess deaths across the UK remained 50% higher than normal in the last week of January as Covid-19 continues to significantly impact figures.

Around $30bn (£22.7bn) in transactions were completed worldwide by PGIM Real Estate last year despite market concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Dianne Day and Andrew Warwick-Thompson have been appointed as independent directors at workplace savings business Cushon.

Scottish Widows will aim to halve the carbon footprint of its investments by 2030 on the way to achieving net-zero across its entire portfolio of investments by 2050.

The government has drawn a line under talk of broad reform of the pension system for higher-paid NHS workers, such as doctors who face high tax charges, opting instead to build on flexibilities introduced last year.

This week’s top stories included Mercer’s closure of five offices and Hymans Robertson’s acquisition of Bath Actuarial Consulting.

Excess deaths across the UK are continuing to rise as the coronavirus pandemic persists, analysis from the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) shows.

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