Pensions

Chancellor George Osborne told MPs in the House of Commons today that the figures – which work out at an average withdrawal of around £17,000 per person – show the policy has...

The closures, which could lead to job losses believed to be in excess of 700, are part of a restructure that aims to cut £225m a year from expenditure through the £5.6bn...

But the consultancy says it will not become a fiduciary management provider as it believes such a move could compromise its independence. Barnett Waddingham partner David Clare says:  “Barnett Waddingham are not...

Making promises you don’t expect to keep can prove fatal, as former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has recently discovered. In the run-up to the election, the main parties out-pitched each other...

Whatever method you use to measure growth, there can be no doubt that group critical illness cover grew significantly last year. But if you are of the glass-half-empty point of view then...

When Kermit the Frog sang “It’s not easy being green”, he may as well have been talking about fund management. At the risk of confusing the animal analogies, it seems the fat...

By Henry Cobbe The new pension freedoms means that advisers have a key role to play in helping their clients get the retirement they expected. In most cases, that’s unlikely to be...

By Henry Cobbe The new pensions freedoms that came into force this April allow much more flexibility on how to invest for and in retirement. This flexibility is welcome and overdue. It...

Wellbeing is the buzzword in the corporate healthcare market, with everyone from medical insurers to group risk providers adding in benefits to support it. But while it’s possible to spend a fortune...

Purpose-built for small and micro employers for auto-enrolment, and able to offer small, standalone, trust-based schemes a cheaper governance option, there are plenty of reasons why the outlook seems positive for big...