Pensions

The New Year is a time for looking forward and back. For most advisers and providers I would estimate 2007 has been something of a bumper year. Four years into a bull...

The fund management giant has appointed two new business development specialists to target IFAs and accountancy firms advising on corporate pensions.Fidelity's DC business had previously only worked with employee benefit consultants but...

The IMA says all advises ought to be professional and adds that the term 'general' is meaningless and could sound perjorative. It does however say that there could be good reason for...

The Treasury says around 5,000 people have taken advantage of a free, impartial and independent generic financial advice service as part of a 12-week trial testing out the concepts of delivering information...

Secretary of state for work and pensions Peter Hain has confirmed that, as well as increasing assistance for those affected to 90 per cent of their accrued pension, the settlement will extend...

In the case of Bainbridge v The Sunley Turriff Pension Scheme, a member with DC only benefits lost all his pension when it was declared that the entire money purchase pot should...

Last month's Pensions Bill introduced the primary legislation to establish the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority. However, with the Bill not expected to gain Royal Assent until next summer, PADA will then have...

The insurer is offering the equivalent of 10 per cent of the first year's premiums, up to a maximum of 10,000, for any totally new group income protection scheme that is placed...

Under the voluntary CI extension, a broader definition of the term 'partner' will be allowed that extends beyond the current definition of 'legal spouse' and 'civil partner'. The definition can be supplied...

The Alexander Forbes Financial Services Return on Pensions Expenditure survey found fewer than 2 per cent of employers measure the return they achieve on their pension investment in terms of improved employee...