Pensions

The FSA is believed to be planning to release the next set of rules on how the Retail Distribution Review will apply to the corporate market at the end of this month....

72 per cent of charity workers believe investment in companies that operate responsibly is an important pensions attribute. Young people feel more strongly about ethical investing than other age groups, according to...

THE gap between individuals’ expectations and reality of retirement income has increased by 50 per cent since 2004, according to research by Hewitt Associates. Based on data from a survey of 2,000...

Duncan Smith and Webb: Nest will not be put on hold THE Conservative/LibDem coalition has confirmed that the earnings link for basic state pension will be restored from April 2011, and that...

Groom: “We can reward clients without compromising quality” AXA PPP healthcare has introduced a lower cost medical insurance plan for larger sized employers that cuts around 15 per cent off the level...

JLT Benefit Solutions is the latest intermediary to bring its employee-facing solutions to smart phones, with the development of its BenPal pension modeller for use on the iPhone and iPod Touch.The defined...

Tony Gusmao has been appointed chief executive of Alexander Forbes Financial Services (AFFS), taking over from Grant Stobart who remains chief executive of Alexander Forbes International (AFI) and continues as a director...

The establishment of a commission on public sector pensions looks set to have wider ramifications for the entire pensions and benefits industry.There is no shortage of opinions in the pensions industry as...

THE QUESTIONIs there a contradiction between corporate intermediaries targeting growth in assets under advice and the advent of a feebased worldTHE ANSWERSRussell Warwick, distribution strategy director, PrudentialYES. With the advent of RDR,...

DEBI O’DONOVANStress-related absence is on the increase according to the latest Employee Benefits Healthcare research, to be published this month. The research shows that although employers reported a drop in absence due...