Pensions

Mike Izzard, the new chairman of the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries is a man on a mission to push the interests of medical insurance advisers up the agenda. He has a...

The clamour for all things green continues unabated. Alistair Darling has clamped down on Chelsea tractors in his Budget, M&S is now charging for carrier bags and Virgin has launched a climate...

The bulk buyout market is set to grow exponentially this year, creating massive opportunities for corporate advisers.The sector, which has typically been valued at between £1bn and £2bn a year, could top...

2008 may well go down in history as the year in which the subject of workplace health was considered to have finally come of age. This October will see the implementation of...

As headlines decry an apparent epidemic of obesity, binge-drinking and incapacity benefit junkies, corporate advisers have an ever-expanding choice of health and wellbeing benefits to sell to clients worried about their workers'...

With eye tests costing around £20 and recommended once every two years, selling optical cover can seem a bit of a non-starter. But the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter And Corporate Homicide...

With global markets in turmoil, nervous investors are increasingly looking to capital protected funds as a safe haven. But many advisers remain unconvinced the products provide the answer to investor concerns.Capital protected...

Before 1988, employers could make joining the company pension scheme a condition of employment.Given the importance of a private pension to top-up state benefits, we need to understand what influences the behaviour...

But it’s worth taking a moment to think about the many employers in the UK who already offer a good quality staff pension and the factors motivating them to do so. For...