Royal Ascot racegoers hoping to see King and Queen

Charles and Camilla are likely to join the punters at the Berkshire course and cement their position as champions of racing, just like Queen Elizabeth II. The King and his wife took on the late Queen’s thoroughbreds and have entered a string of horses over the next five days. Queen …

Read More »

Phil Triggs: Pension fund mergers could be on Labour’s radar

LGPS practitioners need to act swiftly to determine their own fates, writes the tri-borough director of treasury and pensions at Westminster City Council. Phil Triggs will speak at the 30th anniversary LGC Pension Insight Symposium at the Norton Park Hotel, Winchester, on 11-12 July. View the programme and book your place here. Phil …

Read More »

Rural mail carrier pleads to theft of store rebates

WAVERLY — A rural mail carrier has pleaded to charges she stole home improvement store rebates from people on her route. Kayeleen Luloff pleaded to a charge of theft of mail by a postal service employee on Monday in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. Sentencing will be at a later …

Read More »

Aegon: Kate Smith, Head of Pensions at Aegon, welcomes Stephen Timms MP support for auto-enrolment contributions rising to 12%

Kate Smith, Head of Pensions at Aegon, welcomes Stephen Timms MP support for auto-enrolment contributions rising to 12%, following speech at the recent International Longevity Centre (ILC) Retirement Income Summit  “We welcome Stephen Timms’ comments on auto-enrolment and hope that these are a sign that the Labour Party, should it …

Read More »

Grocery price inflation has fallen

That’s according to analysts Kantar Consumers have cut their supermarket shopping due to the unseasonable weather, even as grocery price inflation fell for the 16th month in a row, figures show. Supermarket prices are 2.1% higher than a year ago, slowing for the 15th month in a row from May’s …

Read More »