In January an email/press release popped into my inbox stating “Jubilation for group risk sector as exemption granted on default retirement age”. I was neither jubilant nor stirred - it was after...
THE ANSWERSMaggie Craig, acting director general ABINo. This gender ban is disappointing news for UK consumers and something the UK insurance industry has fought against for the last decade. The judgment ignores...
Nothing is ever straightforward in the world of benefits, and I am beginning to understand why calls for simplification of our pensions system have so often gone unheeded.At times it feels like...
The Consultancy Charging Working Group has set out guidelines and best practice directions for post-RDR renumeration of workplace pensions, but has not made any detailed recommendations on how much advisers should charge...
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...
