Pensions

Here are our conclusions:1. Default funds in principle are to be celebrated, they are absolutely right for the vast majority of members.2. The first problem is the name. The definition of default...

The market for at retirement products could prove to be a demographic gold mine in the next few years - a boon to advisers and providers as traditional sources of income falter.Yet...

Nobody in the pensions industry can claim to speak on behalf of the man or woman in the street with anything approaching the authority of Dr Ros Altmann. The story of her...

Over the past decade there has been a lot of debate regarding best practice in delivering solutions to customers. I can't help thinking that sometimes what gets in the way of delivering...

Foster will report to David Etherington, chief growth officer UK Life, who reports to Hanno Mijer, head of corporate life and pensions.Foster joined Zurich in 1991 with a degree in mathematics from...

There is no shortage of evidence about how consumers will behave in a range of different circumstances, yet more often than not organisations seem to reach conclusions based on what the individuals...

For virtually all businesses, the cost implications of auto-enrolment in 2012 are massive, particularly as they will be coming on the back of the current recession. Added to this is the poor...

With one notable exception, this summer has been a relatively quite period for our sector. But as the tans start to fade, so the machinery of corporate advice gets back into gear....

Combined, they mean that the countdown to 2012 will be a time of intense self-analysis for providers and advisers alike.The FSA has brought workplace pensions within the scope of the RDR more...

Duncan Howorth, managing director of JLT Benefit Solutions, said it is arguable a well-structured and sophisticated personal accounts default may be all many pension savers need once contribution limits are lifted years...