Ramamurthy’s new role at Towers Watson is identical to the one he held at Watson Wyatt.The new managing consultant for Towers Watson in the UK is Simon Gilliat, formerly head of Watson...
Now in its fourth year, the Corporate Adviser Ultimate Default Fund competition has tracked the investment strategies that have attracted intermediaries.We may not like the name ‘default’, but these funds are not...
DEBI O’DONOVANThe use of enhanced transfer values to reduce defined benefit pensions risk is causing a stir in adviser, employer and trustee circles.For some time ETVs have been viewed with scepticism, with...
Having survived 2008 and 2009, we should be able to look at the challenges that the new year will bring with a battlehardened determination.The calendar has never seemed busier. A general election...
THE DEPARTMENT for Work and Pensions says fear of breaching European legislation and the risk of creating unfairness between generations has led it to discontinue its DC risk-sharing consultation.The Department accepted that...
Steve Herbert, head of benefits strategy, OrigenYES. Whilst the whole concept of corporate wraps is a good one, and nhas appeal to both employees and employers, I am concerned that ou industry...
Take-up of group Sipps has almost doubled in the last two years according to figures from Defaqto. In 2009 group Sipps made up 23 per cent of group pension recommendations amongst a...
THE BAN on commission on group personal pensions set out in the Retail Distribution Review will lead to a contraction in the numbers of corporate pension advisers and could see fewer consumers...
THE FSA has no plans to extend its powers to cover occupational schemes at present, but says it will look again at the issue if commission through trust-based arrangements becomes prevalent. Some...
Providers who conspired against commission in the group pension market will come to regret their decision, advisers are warning.Advisers say the divided nature of the group pensions market, split between providers who...
