Pensions

The Chancellor of the Exchequer in his pre budget statement published draft legislation that would bring surplus funds left on death whilst in a scheme pension in line with surplus funds in...

The e-Valuations Module of 1st's Adviser Office product is currently in pilot and due for release over the coming months. It will offer real time automated links to 19 providers, with more...

The research also found that employees consider benefits an important part of a remuneration package, with the most sought after aspect being a company pension scheme too which the employer contributes.Income protection...

Unum will also now routinely pay for a customer's medical treatment if it is not readily available on the NHS or via private medical insurance and is likely to aid return to...

Loss of employers' National Insurance contributions through pensions has more than tripled over the period, up from £2.8bn in 1999 to £8.3bn this year, according to figures from HM Revenue & Customs.The...

Currently, the norm in the industry is for maximum group income protection (GIP) benefit payouts to be reduced by an amount equivalent to a single person's state incapacity benefit entitlement.Under new welfare...

The move, unveiled in last month's pre-Budget report, is part of a Treasury and DWP-sponsored strategy to improve consumer access to the open market option on annuities.The new website is part of...

The extent to which the Chancellor's decision to close holiday pay schemes in his first pre-Budget report shows he is not prepared to tolerate solutions offered to employers that go against the...

Making sure that everyone has one, or at least everyone except the self-employed is automatically enrolled into one is the top priority for Mike O'Brien, who took over the mantle of minister...

Today, the pension market is largely homogenous with third party fund links being the norm. Skandia offers 396, Legal & General offers 389, Axa offers 172 funds, Zurich, 135 funds and AIG...