Pensions

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...

Aegon has found that companies' senior HR management's knowledge of A-day legislation and awareness of the implications for their businesses remain low.It says with the April peak business period approaching firms should...

The provider says the product's ability to link up with formerly non-pensionable items such as maturing share schemes are adding to the appeal of group Sipps. This month it revealed GlaxoSmithKline as...

Pensions advisers have been taking a sanguine approach to the biggest fall in the FTSE for over six years. The 5.5 per cent fall on January 21 following stark warnings about recession...

Gold mining shares tend to be less correlated to other forms of equities, making BlackRock's Merrill Lynch Gold & General Fund particularly suitable for diversification purposes in a larger portfolio.BlackRock's ML Gold...