Pension Fusion has been selected by 40 organisations as their connection method to pension dashboards.

The service, an integrated service provider developed in partnership by ITM and Equisoft, will now have at least half of all UK pension schemes using its technology to push their data onto pension dashboards, with others expected to commit in the coming months. Pension Fusion’s client base includes providers, master trusts, third-party administrators and single employer defined benefit and defined contribution schemes. Its experience with early adopters and its collaboration with the Pensions Dashboards Programme has enabled it to enhance its ISP offering through tools like ‘pension values engine’ for calculating pension values not conventionally held by providers and ‘advanced matching’ for accurately linking scheme members to their data, meeting regulatory demands and avoiding failed matches.

Origo has worked with Royal London to replace over one million print, pack and post items through the secure digital communication solution, Mailock.

Origio partnered with Royal London to deploy Mailock, which utilises military-grade encryption and ID authentication and offers financial services organisations the ability to communicate with clients securely while mitigating the risks of data interception. The solution was designed by Beyond Encryption and incorporates an exclusive integration with Origo’s Unipass Identity. It is a digital passport used by eight out of 10 financial professionals.

Barnett Waddingham (BW) has relocated its Leeds workforce to its new Leeds HQ.

The consultancy moved its over 180-member workforce to a new headquarters in Leeds, at Leeds City Square, City Square House, adjacent to Leeds railway station. Commenting on the move, BW senior partner, Andrew Vaughan, said: “Taking a long-term commitment on this exciting new workspace marks a pivotal milestone in BW’s growth journey.  BW is firmly embedded in the business community, and we are hugely excited to start the next chapter in this vibrant new space.”

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has released 306 new homes to rent at Arbour Development in Milton Keynes.

The building is fully owned by PIC and the rental cashflow received will be used to help underpin the company’s future pension payment obligations to its policyholders. This is part of PIC’s investment in UK housing and infrastructure, totalling over £13bn to date, including more than £3bn in social housing. The insurer has upcoming housing projects in The Wiltern in London (278 homes) and One Eastside in Birmingham (667 homes) from 2025.

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