Pensions

The Budget has thrown a spanner in the works of those attempting to engineer an expansion of group Sipps. The punitive new tax rules for high earners have all but shut them...

The consultation paper, Building personal accounts: designing an investment approach, aims to draw views on good practice and expertise from across the industry on the most appropriate investment approach for Personal Accounts.Pada...

The provider is also increasing its free cover limit to £1.25m, improving its pricing and streamlining its medical underwriting. All non-standard terms, including ratings, exclusions and declines, will be removed for amounts...

Morrisons is the latest FTSE100 company to expand its employee benefits provision to include a Sipp, which will run alongside its existing pension arrangements. L&G's corporate Isa has been available since the...

The survey, conducted across a range of corporate IFAs and EBCs, found an unsurprising increase in the likelihood of staff accepting transfer offers if cash incentives are offered as well.Only 4 per...

GRiD is appointing Teamspirit Public Relations as its press office, charged with raising awareness of the organisation and the value of group risk products.The GRiD website, www.grouprisk.org.uk, has been undergoing an extensive...

The consultancy's HR In Law employee benefits survey 2009 found some firms are excluding new joiners under the age of 25.The survey, which took data from 128 law firms, shows that two-thirds...

The research found 88 per cent of respondents believe that reward professionals are under more pressure to minimise costs and improve return on investment in 2009.Yet less than one in ten organisations...

The report shows the financial downturn is taking a toll on workers' mental wellbeing, with almost half admitting to being stressed, while one in five are suffering depression.Pressure on businesses means more...

Punter Southall takes over the role of providing assistance and support to the trustees of roughly 170 schemes, which started winding up prior to April 6, 2005 and have qualified for FAS...