Alan Johnson, health secretary and Ed Balls, secretary of state for children, schools and families, say the Government wants to use the workplace as an environment for the improvement of the nation's...
Hain resigned from the post after his Labour leadership campaign donations were referred to the police by the Electoral Commission.Purnell returns to the department after a six month stint as culture secretary...
Aifa says that three tiers of adviser is too many for the public to understand. It says 'financial adviser' and 'sales representative' are all that is needed, with financial advisers offering fee-based...
Ellison, head of strategic development, pensions at Pinsent Masons, says the cost of UK regulation will force providers to develop new products run from more amenable jurisdictions.Some life offices, including Standard Life,...
The report, which analysed the health of more than 10,000 British civil servants, found that those under 50 who said their work was stressful were 70 per cent more likely to develop...
It has also changed maternity benefit to a maternity - antenatal appointment benefit. This means that benefit is now payable after the antenatal scan rather than on the birth of a child.
Sweeney, a qualified actuary, joins Hewitt after 28 years at Mercer Consulting where he held several positions, most recently as a principal advising trustees and employers on issues ranging from benefit design...
A report by the IMA and KPMG has quantified substantial tax loss suffered by the Exchequer when funds move offshore.
The firm says it aims to grow the business both through organic expansion of its adviser base and through acquisition. It has a pre-approved war chest of cash earmarked for acquisitions of...
But employers should be taking every opportunity to ensure that their employees recognise the value of their overall remuneration package, say advisers.There is a fear however that a prolonged downturn could force...
