Pensions

The pensions industry has less than a year to get its act together and limbo dance under the 0.75 per cent charge cap. After much to-ing and fro-ing the charge cap is...

A link to meeting duty of care requirements has made optical benefits something of a grudge purchase for many employers. But, this is beginning to change, with eye care increasingly seen as...

Have some our stagers gone missing? That is certainly the concern among pension providers and advisers who believe that many April and May staging firms may not have made the cut. Some...

The last 14 years have been quite a journey for Chris Bruce, the affable managing director and co-founder of Thomsons Online Benefits. Back in 2000 he was a 25-year-old benefits consultant working...

The deal, which remains subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, includes the acquisition of all of Baker Tilly’s employee benefits corporate contracts, the consulting team and partners, the client support team...

Instead it will rely on the penalty of a reduced lifetime allowance of £10,000 for anyone who accesses more than 25 per cent of their fund to deter individuals from sacrificing salary...

By Felix Wintle, Manager of the Neptune US Opportunities Fund H1 2014 Economic data: after last year’s strength, economic data has disappointed. Indeed, the economy contracted 2.9 per cent in the first...

Before joining Best Doctors, Cardona was director of operations and sales at residential care company Caser Residencial.  From 2003 to 2012 Cardona served as general manager at the Hospital de Levante in...

But they will be able to retain their full annual allowance if they cash in 3 pots up to £10,000 each or unlimited small occupational pots.  The Treasury has confirmed that individuals...

Two new safeguards are being introduced to protect both individuals and pension schemes: a new requirement for an individual to take advice from an impartial financial adviser regulated by the FCA before...