Pensions

Untangling decades of complex charging structures was never going to be easy. But few outside the industry would think it would take perhaps a year and a half to achieve, particularly given...

The provider says the charge is justifiable given the extra work involved in assessing which employees are to be enrolled, managing opt-outs, communicating with members and maintaining records of compliance. Friends has...

The research says the total cost of set-up will run to £15.4bn, with small businesses facing a set up fee of £8,900, rising to £12,600 for small-medium businesses of 100 employees and...

Called Auto-enrolment Consultancy Solutions, the organisation will offer outsourcing solutions to assist advisers and providers facing auto-enrolment implementation capacity issues. The firm expects advisers to white-label the service to clients. Bussell, former...

Responding to the OFT’s report into workplace pensions, Capita Employee Benefits director of business operations Jonathan Phillips says smaller corporate IFAs could go to the wall just when they would otherwise be...

The OFT has also raised concerns over active member discounts, high charges in small trust-based schemes and legacy contract-based schemes. Concerns about trustee capability in smaller trust-based schemes have also been flagged....

The studies on the power and performance of investment consultants by Professor Tim Jenkinson, Dr Howard Jones and Dr Jose Martinez of Saїd Business School focus on investment consultants in the US....

In May the government announced the results of its review of consultancy charges and its intention to act to crack down on inappropriate charges. The government says it will now also consult...

Speaking at the Corporate Adviser Group Risk Forum The Future of Workplace Protection held on Wednesday September 11th, Donkin argued that group risk professionals should raise issues such as the negative effects on...

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