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...
In the case of Woodcock - v - North Cumbria Primary Care Trust, the EAT ruled that employers can objectively justify age discrimination in a redundancy situation.Woodcock was chief executive of North...
The global bank is vowing to become a leading player in the UK group pensions market over the next five years. HSBC says its key distribution channel will be EBCs and corporate...
Noon says the changes, introduced by chancellor George Osborne, are more pernicious and more visible than Brown’s because they will be felt by individuals rather than trustees and employees. Brown’s abolition of...
Boulding, who is on the ABI’s pensions committee, points out that ethnic origin is a far more significant factor, yet nobody would dream of underwriting on such a basis.His comments come as...
The FSA has published a consultation paper outlining changes to the FSA Handbook that will bring GPPs within occupational scheme regulations, following the Government’s confirmation of the workplace pension reforms.The regulator says...
John Taylor, Market Director, Corporate Pensions Scottish Widows Scottish Widows We all know the UK has a few problems in terms of workplace pensions. For a start not enough people are saving...
Scottish LifeIn many ways Scottish Life was a trailblazer in this area several years ago with its Works4You proposition. Only a couple of weeks ago I was speaking at length to a...
Aon HewittAon perform strongly in the areas of General Information, MI & General Reports and Platform Service Availability. Enhancing their Scheme Setup, Group Contributions, Joiners & Leavers and HR Functionality should be...
Benefit Consultant PlatformsAll the consultants entering our inaugural benefits platform analysis have achieved highly creditable scores, with the highest and lowest scoring propositions separated by a mere 8 per cent.The study addresses...
