Pensions

He may be a smug wimp, but it’s not hard to sympathise with Matthew Crawley, romantic hero of the latest posh- frocks and lace- bonnet hit drama Downturn, sorry, Downton Abbey.The poor...

This work has included developing prototypes for scheme administration processes and testing them with employers and advisers.We’ve also been developing our investment strategy and getting the infrastructure in place.We were very pleased...

Ros Altman, Steve Bee and Alan Easter are perhaps unlikely bedfellows, but each in their own way have articulated serious and justified misgivings about Nest.With such diverse but respected opposition, I would...

In the current economic climate medical insurance providers are frequently pressed for creative and innovative ways to reduce client spending. And yet, in spite of the ever-increasing number of people turning towards...

Adrian BouldingCareer: Legal & General 1980-present. Trained as an actuary Prudential - nine months in 1980. “One of my jobs was shredding the surrendered policy documents”Enjoys:Archery - Makes his own English longbowsBridge...

For the government to retain the industry’s positive support and to ensure that the new regime doesn’t undermine the good work already done by employers in offering workplace pensions, there needs to...

Most Britons would like to stop working at 63 if they could afford to do so, according to new research. But an alarming majority lack even a fundamental grasp of how to...

Construction industry workers will now get enhanced rates through a one page ’yes or no’ medical questionnaire, regardless of their fund size.Jamie Fiveash, director of customer solutions at B&CE says: “Our customers...

The study, which was compiled by Andrew Clare and Nick Motson at Cass Business School using Investment Management Association (IMA) data from 1992 to 2009, shows investors chase returns by investing more...

Auto-enrolment is expected to boost opportunities for consultants because of an increase in demand for providing advice, education and in reviewing client schemes, thereby increasing business volume. But those managing employer schemes...