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In the current economic climate, the need to obtain the best possible value for money remains vital, particularly when investing in big-ticket items. With businesses under pressure to manage costs effectively, it...

The workplace pension market will have different drivers for each of the next four years as the RDR and auto enrolment shape a new world. Advisers that can adapt to this fast-changing...

Rob Pearce, Head of Workplace, Retirement Services, HSBC The latest research from pension product providers gives some great insight into what employers and the ’man in the street’ thinks of pension provision,...

The challenges of longevity and under saving faced by the UK are far from unique. At last winter’s Davos summit, The World Economic Forum published a report warning of massive unfunded liabilities...

Few would argue with the contention that demand for financial advice and information in the workplace is set to surge. Those firms that find innovative ways of talking to employees will succeed...

High deductions from first year’s contributions to pay for consultancy charges will not succeed because they are unfair on low earners, said advisers at the Corporate Adviser Closing the Advice Gap industry...

The rewards paid to employees in international operations are coming under increasing scrutiny as financial pressures mount on company budgets and working abroad becomes more commonplace.“Organisations no longer see expats as the...

Group income protection has always struggled to find a place in the psyche of both employers and employees in the nation’s companies. But that, said delegates at the recent Corporate Adviser industry...

From smarter data management to more effective member communication programmes, the roles technology can play in growing the group risk market are wide and varied. Efficient processing of data will allow intermediaries...

A gradual increase in the amount of limited term income protection appears inevitable as it more accurately reflects the employer’s perception of their responsibility towards their employees, said delegates at the Welfare...