Pensions

Institutional shareholders, including pension funds, have been taken to task by politicians and others over the past year or so for their failure to address effectively the looming financial crisis before the...

Barring a sudden downturn in Conservative fortunes, and subject to getting the call from Dave and George, the welfare reform brief within the Department for Work and Pensions could soon be in...

At the start of the year the Association of British Insurers (ABI) slammed the government for a fundamentally flawed approach to retirement income in the UK. Faced with growing anxiety about rising...

Under quantitative easing (QE) the Bank of England has been pumping in more than £200bn in the system, buying gilts and corporate bonds, but now it has pulled the plug, concerns have...

Healthcare trusts have provided a cost-effective means of delivering medical insurance benefits in the large corporate market for some time. But, with healthcare budgets under pressure, providers are now exploring trust options...

It’s enough to make any employer feel nauseous. The total cost of ill health to the British economy is more than £100bn, according to Dame Carol Black, author of the 2008 report...

In January we received the final batch of regulations to deliver the 2012 pension reforms, which provide more certainty to help advisers and employers with their planning process. And even if we...

There are myths that surround the provision of self funded health plans. A misperception of the role and capabilities of self funded health benefit schemes could be costing your clients money.These observations...

I have a recurring nightmare where I’m trapped in a dentist chair and Laurence Olivier is coming towards me with a drill and repeatedly asking “is it safe?” It’s not surprising this...

The provider says it does not want to deploy resources pitching for business it believes is unsustainable. The closure of its dedicated new business team will mean the loss of five front...