Pensions

In the latter part of 2007, it was certainly easier to identify risk than identify value. The effects of the credit crunch, slowing economic growth, further banking write-downs and growing problems in...

It is often easy to fail to recognise quite how far technology has taken us. For example, any adviser telephoning a life office for a valuation, unit holdings or transaction history for...

In recent months, we have seen headlines suggesting that many defined benefit pensions schemes are back “in surplus” on accounting standards FRS17 or IAS19. But is it a bit premature to be...

We started with a clean sheet which means we can do things differently," says David Taylor, managing director of Morgans Corporate Benefits, the branch of the Morgans Group of companies that only...

The result of this year's Corporate Adviser Ultimate Default Fund competition shows that low charges and exposure to equities are both of great importance to advisers when selecting a default fund for...

As the shadow of Personal Accounts looms ever larger over the group pensions market, corporate advisers are finding the policy initiative is already significantly changing the world in which they do business.Even...

Employees can stop working at their full potential for a whole host of reasons, be it worries about caring responsibilities, money issues or simply feeling a bit under the weather. With today's...

The days of the one-size-fits-all international medical insurance policy have gone. Changes to healthcare legislation around the world mean that policies need to adapt to ensure cover remains compliant."When organisations want to...

Corporate advisers' choice of online benefit platform can have a huge impact on the success of their client relationships. Choose well and advisers can help integrate their clients' entire HR, payroll and...

With dark clouds brewing over the residential property market, the appeal of buy-to-let as an investment proposition has diminished for many. Yet while some believe buy-to-let is currently best avoided, others suggest...