Xafinity’s move has sparked a number of life insurers to confirm they are also looking at trust-based offerings, which could prove attractive because they may be able to sidestep the Retail Distribution...
Thompson’s key objective will be to reduce the time that failed companies’ pension schemes take to enter the PPF in order to decrease costs for schemes and uncertainty for its members. Thompson...
The analysis of official private sector pensions statistics shows that between 2005 and 2008 there was a 5.1 per cent drop in the proportion of the working population in the private sector...
Foster joined Zurich in 1991 with a degree in mathematics from Cambridge University. He qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in 1994, and has held a wide variety of...
This supplement, which covers a round table discussion hosted by Corporate Adviser in association with Axa, looks at the key topics facing workplace pensions professionals at this crucial time. Our panel of...
At Ceridian Avis was responsible for developing the LifeWorks EAP service. He has previously held a number of positions within the group risk market, including a period at Employ-Mend, where he was...
The survey found that 41 per cent of smaller employers will consider closing their existing pension scheme in favour of offering just personal accounts to all employees and 54 per cent are...
The provider’s Bothered Britain Report 2009 found that 60 per cent of HR professionals believe health benefits packages have become more important in the last 12 months, with 40 per cent stating...
It also says that it will be October 2016 before all employers are obliged to pay the full 3 per cent of banded earnings. However, the ABI has slammed the delay as...
But there was no clear preference over the structure of a longevity hedge, given the choice of an insured product or a capital-markets product, as long as the price was right, with...
