A number of high profile firms changed ownership before the April 5 deadline, with Advo Group merging with excellenthealth, Axa-owned Thinc buying FS3 and Xafinity acquiring Hazell Carr.The combined Advo/excellent-health business will...
Northern Rock is in the midst of an employee education programme, explaining what nationalisation means for members of its employee share schemes. Those in as yet unmatured SAYE schemes are expected to...
The research also shows that pension consultants have widely differing views on equity exposure and fund choice range.The survey of 43 large employer-sponsored schemes shows wide variations in regional equity allocations. No...
The landscape of ideas which are the daily bread of the corporate intermediary is becoming more relevant to the wider business and political community every day.In recent months we have seen the...
Union representatives have welcomed the new powers as protection against 'smash and grab raids' by corporate speculators.The changes, which are to be backdated to the date of their announcement in April following...
Watson Wyatt's projections come from a study sponsored by nine financial services companies active in the retirement planning and at retirement markets. The firm's calculations are based in part on data from...
While the Pensions Bill continues its passage through the House of Commons, PADA's consultation on how it proposes to charge for personal accounts is coming to a close.The argument has moved from...
Although global growth is slowing, there are parts of the world that are not suffering economically, even if their stockmarkets are. Growth rates in emerging markets are still forecast to be materially...
I recently experienced, not for the first time what this can mean to the customer when my own company's group risk insurer finally got around to issuing the renewal documents, in March...
The process has taken more than three years, having started with the actuarial profession failing to agree a satisfactory solution in 2005. They asked the government to implement a statutory solution to...
