Speaking at a launch event for Now: Pensions last week, Christopher Daykin said he fully backed the diversified growth strategy of the provider’s Danish parent ATP.Since launch Now: Pensions has become a...
The DB scheme, which has been closed to new members since 31 March 2003, will close to future accrual from March 2013. The link to final salary for calculating pension entitlement will...
THE QUESTION: Are cash incentives for transferring out of DB schemes right?THE ANSWERS:I believe people should be being offered enhancements to their transfer value within the pension wrapper rather than given cash...
Charges will be a combination of £1.50 per month for administration plus a 0.3 per cent annual product investment management charge. The provider says the difference between its charges and 1.5 per...
Origen has appointed Mike Kirsch as interim Managing Director of Origen for an initial period of six months. Origen parent Aegon says the six month interim period has been agreed ‘to suit...
Neil Thunström Head of Personal Accident and Travel, Groupama Insurances Personal Accident insurance (PA) is relevant to virtually every business in every sector. It allows businesses to insure their people in the...
Teresa Hunter Freelance Journalist It is foolhardy to try to guess when we will climb out of the current economic turmoil. In most previous recessions, we would be well through of the...
The news that the Frost/ Black review is pushing for changes to the tax treatment of services that improve employee health is welcomed by group risk professionals but when it comes to...
The London Olympics is not the only huge event that’s taking place in 2012. The launch of auto enrolment into private sector pensions from 1 October next year will prove to be...
With less that a year to go until the start of auto enrolment, the race is on for employers and their advisers to plan their strategies for communicating the new pension regime...
