Pensions

It is official. Equities were the worst performing asset class over the past decade, delivering negative real returns since 1998.According to the 2009 Barclays Equity Gilt Study, UK equities suffered average annual...

Whether the primary reason employers offer group risk products via flex is to give employees greater choice or to cut costs has traditionally been a subject of considerable debate. Whatever your long...

In today's tough economic climate, employers are keen to contain spend on employee benefits. But, while medical inflation and poor claims experience can push medical insurance premiums skyward, it's one of the...

With the turbulent markets sending investors scampering to safe havens, the protection touted in structured products had been looking rather alluring. But the Lehman Brothers' collapse has brought the security they purport...

Yet, despite all the bad news, we have seen some key figures talking about the end, or the beginning of the end, of the bad news. Ben Bernanke, head of the Federal...

Of the 99 Local Government Administering Authorities in the country Prudential now administers 60 per cent. It is also the sole AVC provider to Teachers Pensions.Richard Harrison, director for public sector pensions...

The new system, called Options, has been developed by pension and annuity providers and Origo, the e-commerce standards body, in conjunction with the ABI. It is designed to deliver faster turn-around times...

Paula Aitken, of Private Health Partnership takes over as membership secretary and Isobel Skeates of Direct Healthline and John Miller of Bluefin Healthcare both join as executive members. Colin Boxall of Advo...

I am a strong supporter of a competitive market and at AXA we very carefully underwrite all new schemes before deciding how keen we are able to make our terms for a...

Trustees have twin objectives of maximising investment returns within their mandate whilst controlling investment costs. The advantage of having access to fund managers across the market is understood. However historically, only trustees...