Pensions

AON HEWITT will be the brand name of the new company formed out of the merger of Hewitt Associates with a division of Aon Consulting.Aon says the combined businesses create a global...

NEST savings should be allowed to fund a 10- year gap between retirement and a higher state pension, according to Michael Johnson of the Centre for Policy Studies.Speaking at the inaugural Centre...

ANXIETY over the state of Britons’ personal finances has doubled in the last three years, according to new research.Nine out of 10 adults are displaying symptoms arising from anxiety generated by feelings...

Jack F. McGarry, senior vice president of benefits and risk management for the company’s Unum US unit, has been appointed CEO of Unum UK following the announcement by Susan Ring that she...

Payne: “Govt. departments cannot work together” THE 20 per cent increase in insurance premium tax should be withdrawn because it will actually cost the Treasury more than it will bring in, says...

The relationship between pension consultants and pension managers is a delicate one. With the day-to-day running of schemes taking up much of pension managers’ time, the need for the expert advice and...

Like the mythical character Sisyphus, many workers face an apparently endless working life Understanding when staff are going to retire has never been a precise science. With key changes set to impact...

“The malaise over the euro has spread, infecting peripheral markets but spreading further with the passage of time - only the ultra-core markets such as Germany appear unscathed. However, even Germany is...

Although there are still lingering doubts as to whether group risk will remain free from the clutches of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), the recent emergence of two market-driven sets of exams...

Pressures on budgets is creating something of a price war in the corporate healthcare arena. But while some are prepared to take business at any price, there are warnings that this behaviour...