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Pension investment ambitions are colliding with charges, liquidity, and regulation. Aegon has warned that existing rules could restrict schemes seeking greater exposure to private companies, infrastructure, and other long-term assets.
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AI chatbots are supplying false information about British retailers online. Research covering 72,000 questions found location, contact, and brand errors that could divert customers before they reach company-controlled channels.
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UK marketing budgets expanded again despite weak economic confidence overall. Events, direct activity, and video led growth as companies concentrated spending on channels offering engagement, adaptability, and measurable commercial results.
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Care pay bargaining will reshape employment costs across England’s sector. A new national body will negotiate minimum terms, backed by £500m, but providers and councils require clarity over long-term funding.
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Employers face a revised timetable for sweeping workplace law changes. Unfair-dismissal protection, tribunal deadlines, guaranteed hours, and stronger enforcement will require extensive changes to policies, systems, and management practices.
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Britain’s economy returned to growth, but sector performance remained uneven. Services expanded in May while production and construction contracted, leaving the wider recovery dependent on a comparatively narrow group of industries.
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British Steel has entered public ownership after prolonged government intervention. The transfer protects primary steelmaking at Scunthorpe but leaves major decisions on investment, decarbonisation, governance, and eventual ownership unresolved.
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Private healthcare is now the UK’s most-wanted workplace benefit. Zest research shows employees want stronger financial, health, pension, and household-cost support.
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Stablecoin regulation is moving towards transatlantic market alignment now. The UK-US statement sets principles for reserves, redemption, access, and settlement.
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AI governance is faltering where visibility remains incomplete today. Drata research exposes audit, compliance, procurement, and accountability risks in GRC.