DWP head of personal accounts reform David Haigh was unable to explain where the Department stood on the effect banning commission in favour of Consultancy Charging might have on employers leveling down...
Advisers say the existing exams are only suitable for those giving face to face advice to individuals and are entirely pointless for anybody advising businesses. Michael Whitfield, chief executive of Thomsons Online...
Alexander Forbes Financial Services took top prize in both the Group Income Protection Adviser and Group Risk Adviser categories, while Lane Clark & Peacock scooped the trophy for Best Strategy for Investment...
The run-up to an election can be a dispiriting time for those pushing for changes that could have real benefits for the UK population. Politicians’ minds are firmly fixed on the general...
Aegon Asset Management is launching an asset management service that provides pension schemes with a bespoke overlay that uses derivatives and other financial instruments to actively mitigate against downside risk, while optimising...
FTSE executives’ pay increases have been outstripped by UK average pay increases for the first time in a decade, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ annual report on executive compensation.In 2009 national average earnings increases...
Babloo Ramamurthy has been named as European region leader of Towers Watson, the company formed from the merger of Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt, which completed last month.Ramamurthy’s new role at Towers...
Aviva has appointed Phil Willcock as managing director of its UK Health business. Willcock first joined Aviva (formally Norwich Union) in 1996, and has held many roles at the provider, including sales...
Surging equity prices mean that many employees may be able to work fewer years than recently feared in order to retire on a reasonable income, according to calculations from Mercer. Mercer’s new...
Scottish Life has rejected suggestions that an RDR-enforced move to consultancy charging that is akin to its own financial adviser’s fee model will choke off group pension distribution.Scottish Life says its remuneration...
