Pensions

On 26th May both the ABI and Grid published paid claims statistics for life, critical illness and income protection plans during 2013.  It is a positive step to see the group risk...

The regulator says that in the period to March 31, 2014, 78 per cent of cases were closed without further action as the employer became compliant shortly after the regulator’s intervention. By...

An interim report published yesterday by the Murray Review team, which is carrying out an investigation into Australia’s entire financial system, found a quarter of peoplewith a superannuation balance at age 55...

The predictive and technology, which is supplied by System Sync, automatically identifies which of the almost 300 different payroll software systems in existence that the employer is using and intuitively recognises specific...

The consultancy says a £40,000 contribution for a 45-year-old executive could be worth anything from £31,000 to £62,000, net of tax at age 60, depending on the policies of the next Government....

Elphick worked at Unum for 16 years where she was responsible for leading all marketing communications activity. She will now head MetLife’s employee benefits marketing team at the provider’s Brighton offices, working...

The provider says it will remove consultancy charges on its Retirement Solutions-branded schemes and reprice them within the charge cap. These changes will be implemented on 1 April 2015 or the employer’s...

Aimed at DB schemes with pensioner liabilities in excess of £50m, the longevity hedge forms part of the new Mercer SmartDB bespoke de-risking and fiduciary management services offering. Mercer says the complexity...

The Treasury is currently consulting on introducing massive changes to the way pensions operate. Yet this consultation is going on behind closed doors, While the Freedom and Choice in Pensions consultation asks...

By Mark Martin, manager of the Neptune UK Mid Cap Fund, and Scott MacLennan, manager of the Neptune UK Opportunities Fund H1 2014• Equity markets continued to show strength: despite a strong...