Pensions

Of course, it’s easy to downplay this statistic and argue that a high opt-out rate among this demographic is to be expected, given that, to use an old cliché, ‘they have got...

The company also found a similar link between workforce age and insurance cost for group life assurance cover and private medical insurance. Towers Watson estimates a change in the average employee age...

The case involves a Mr Ramsey who transferred DB benefits from one scheme to another DB arrangement in May 2011, shortly after the annual allowance was reduced to £50,000. The transfer triggered...

Speaking in the House of Commons, Financial secretary to the Treasury David Gauke MP described Corporate Adviser editor John Greenwood’s suggestion to the Pension Schemes Bill committee that £2bn or more could...

The survey of 1,000 DC pension savers aged over 40 years old, carried out for AllianceBernstein, found that 78 per cent have not decided how they plan to use their pension pot...

Three fixed penalty notices were issued, according to the latest automatic enrolment Compliance and Enforcement Bulletin published by TPR, each levying fines of £400 on employers. TPR has not revealed details of...

The awards follow the news that Health Shield has passed the 200,000-member mark for the first time in its history, in addition to being named in The Sunday Times’ ‘100 Best Not-For-Profit...

Ipsos Mori research commissioned by Hargreaves Lansdown shows 12 per cent of investors with a DC pension will take their entire pension in one go. Just 22 per cent said they plan to...

Speaking before the Pension Schemes Bill committee last Thursday, Webb said it was unlikely there would be significant loss through employers flushing remuneration for over 55s through pension rather than through salary,...

From November 2014, the financial protection specialist will increase the number of its sales team dedicated to working face to face with brokers. Unum is also rolling out its new integrated Broker...