Pensions

The Thorn deal is the largest UK pension buy-out to date and was followed by a £150m deal between Dairy Crest and Legal & General.The Thorn/PIC deal secures the full benefits for...

Nigel Manley, head of self invested pensions, Premier Pension Services, says “Although the SSAS takeover market has alwaysbeen relatively active amongst providers, this has historically been driven by service issues and/or costs.We...

The research, collated by Medical Solutions, HSF’s independentGP advice line provider , showed 70 per cent of consultations result in the patient having an effective diagnosis and course of action without referral...

Enhanced benefits include wider cover for organ transplants, chronic conditions, cancer treatment, maternity and dental care.The 2009 Global Health Elite plans also introduce a new well-child benefit for Platinum plan holders which...

Xafinity Paymaster, the company that was formerly part of the Treasury and known as the Paymaster Agency, beforebeing privatised in 1997, says it made the payments to pensioners on the basis of...

Speaking at a Pointon York SIPP Solutions round table event about the role of workplace pensions, Altmann said many people in workplace pensions have moved into something that is unlikely to be...

Jonathan Plumtree will head up the new business having joined Zurich 11 months ago after nearly 20 years at Unum where he was finance director.The provider, which is committed to launching a...

Cox has spent 18 years with Hewitt and has previously held various leadership positions at UK and global level. Based in London, Cox was most recently the head of Global Benefits Consulting...

Figures from the law firm show 78 per cent of FTSE 100 companies' employee share options are underwater, needing an average 26.5 increase in value before they will become worth exercising. More...

Pension scheme funding is proving a huge concern for UK companies, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP survey of around 100 organisations conducted in November 2008. It found 80 per cent of survey...