Pensions

This trend looks set to continue apace with the weaker economic outlook likely to result in further defined- benefit scheme closures as finance directors look to better manage their costs.One in 10...

Group critical-illness insurance and group life assurance do not usually pose too much of a problem. Dave Kay, commercial products manager at Unum, explains that group life benefits, for example, have been...

According to figures from Laing & Buisson's Health & Care Cover - UK Market Report 2007, there was a 31 per cent growth in the number of people with stand-alone dental plans...

Investment trusts do offer attractive characteristics. Factors such as not paying commission and having an independent board of directors to help keep running expenses low means that costs are often significantly less...

It's proven that more companies are interested in providing flexible benefits for their staff, as research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) shows. But are IFAs marching in the...