The pensions industry faces uncertainty and lower incomes across the board as a result of the European Court of Justice’s ban on gender underwriting, say experts. But the PMI and group risk...
A flurry of late activity saw £1.6 billion of derisking deals complete in the fourth quarter, taking deals in 2010 to £8.1bn, an increase of 8 per cent from 2009, according to...
Towers Watson has launched what it describes as the HR industry’s first iPad app that gives human resource and benefit professionals instant access to critical human capital data from around the globe.TWGlobal50,...
Employee benefit consultants are falling behind other business sectors when it comes to meeting clients’ needs according to Investor in Customers, the service standard experts.Their new Employee Benefits Sector Report looks at...
Southall: “It makes little sense” The Association of Consulting Actuaries has thrown its support behind early access to pension, contradicting responses from the NAPF and figures in the fund management industry.Responding to...
Employers are defaulting leavers into short service refunds if they do not reply to correspondence asking them if they want to remain in the scheme, according to DWP research into vesting and...
An increasing number of people aged 65 and over have remained in work over the last decade, despite the recession, figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown. In 2001, around...
The effect of the phasing out of contracting out for defined benefit schemes is dividing opinion amongst pension experts.Towers Watson says the move will lead to more employers closing these schemes to...
The introduction of a regular independent review of longevity to manage automatically future changes in the state pension age could see younger people waiting until after age 75 before getting a state...
Hames: Bigger upheaval than A-Day The planned merger of income tax and National Insurance contributions will create more upheaval than A-Day, and could lead to the end of salary sacrifice, experts have...
