Pensions

Legal & General is launching an auto enrolment eligibility assessment tool for its WorkSave Pensions. The tool has been designed to identify employees who qualify for auto enrolment, to simplify the auto...

Good data-cleansing in advance of any wind-up or buyout can reduce insurers’ exit premiums by up to 5 per cent, says Mercer.Schemes can make significant cost savings by paying greater attention to...

The Government has ruled out offering early access to pension savings, arguing there is limited evidence that allowing early access would have a positive effect on overall pension contribution levels or provide...

Lift-Financial has bought Edinburgh-based Balfour Wealth Management in a deal that sees Balfour’s 10 advisers join its newly created Lift-Advice appointed representative arm.The firm says it has created Lift-Advice to operate in...

Elliott Hurst has joined AXA PPP healthcare as director of health consulting, reporting to sales and marketing director James Freeston. Hurst has held a number of senior roles in corporate healthcare consultancy...

UKSIF, the sustainable investment and finance association, has called for employers to use the responsible investment approach offered by the National Employment Savings Trust as a benchmark when selecting defined contribution pensions...

James Biggs has been promoted to the new role of head of corporate pensions workplace savings at Lorica Employee Benefits.Sean Gilfeather, who continues running the company’s growing actuarial and risk management division,...

Pensions with consultancy charges that take 100 per cent of an employee’s first year’s contributions can be qualifying schemes for auto-enrolment purposes, the Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed.The confirmation quashes...

ALL ABOUT ADRIAN GRACECAREER2011: chief executive of Aegon UK2010: chief operating officer - life and pensions2009: joined Aegon UK as group businessdevelopment director2007: managing director, SME Banking, HBOS2004: chief executive, Barclays Insurance2001:...

The abolition of short service refund lump sums could jeopardise existing retirement savings and pressure to bring in such a change is being driven by self-interest says JLT Benefit Solutions.The consultancy says...