Pensions

Otto Thoresen's much anticipated final report into generic advice has achieved that rare feat in financial services reviews - a near universal welcome from across a wide spectrum of stakeholders.Advocating an improvement...

There is a feeling of unease among investors across the globe. The likelihood of a US recession is spooking markets, which have been volatile for the past few months, giving investors cause...

Engagement may sound like the latest management-speak fad but it can help companies to boost productivity and reduce staff turnover. What's more, if advisers want their clients' workforces to value their pensions...

The fact that the business protection arena has played host to a number of new product launches and other innovations during recent months is as good an indication as any of the...

Few products can boast the sort of growth dental plans have seen over the last couple of years. Figures from Laing & Buisson show there was a 30 per cent rise in...

The introduction of the Treasury's hotly debated new Capital Gains Tax (CGT) regime for individuals will leave both winners and losers in its wake - including many senior executives and wealthy investors....

The concept of an employee share plan is actually a very simple one. Give your staff the chance to own a slice of the company they work for, and they will work...

David Taylor, director of Morgans Corporate Benefits, collected the award from Michael Portillo, broadcaster and former Conservative minister, at a ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane.Alexander Forbes Financial...

The not-for-profit membership organisation for employee share ownership says employees will lose out because the current CGT regime sees basic rate taxpayers who have held shares in their employer for at least...

The rules for occupational schemes allow trustees to refund member contributions if they are a member of the scheme for three months or less. Standard says the employer also gets a refund...