Pensions

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) is to lobby the Government for health insurance to be exempt from Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) following two increases in the tax in less...

Swindon Town FC has been fined more than £22,000 for automatic enrolment failures, TPR has confirmed. Swindon Town Football Company Limited (STFC) received fines from The Pensions Regulator worth a total of...

Annuity providers will be required to recommend those seeking to surrender their products seek professional financial advice, even if such advice is not legally required, and tell vendors to shop around for...

Dr Chris Sier, Stonefish Consulting A voluntary code is the fastest route to real progress on pension fund charge transparency says Stonefish Consulting managing director Chris Sier There is a general belief...

Steve Bridger, Aviva A tax charge of £10,500 could arise from an excepted group life policy payout of £500,000, but creating a new trust and policy prior to the 10-year anniversary of...

Unum got 7 out of 10 people with serious health problems that used its group income protection rehabilitation service back to work last year. The statement shows 41 per cent of those...

Do macro headlines create white noise which impacts market prices? Portfolio Manager at Harris Associates, David Herro, discusses how market volatility can create opportunities to buy good business at a discount.

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has shelved plans for new solvency requirements for pension schemes, but is proposing to push ahead with a new reporting regime that would cost...

What does a well-diversifed portfolio look like? What were the quarterly trends in model portfolios in Q4 2015? The Portfolio Barometer highlights trends uncovered by analysis of 210 model risk-rated portfolios managed...