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...
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...
