Wood warns that a mass exodus from DB schemes and stricter solvency rules imposed by the EU will accelerate plans for closure of remaining private sector final salary schemes. Wood says: “The...
But some advisers have criticised the missed opportunity to give more details about how the biggest changes to the pension system for generations are to be implemented. Barnett Waddingham senior consultant Malcolm...
LibDem leader Nick Clegg’s decision to crown his party conference speech this autumn with a call for new waiting time targets for treatment for mental health conditions has pushed the issue of...
Chris Ford, Jelf Employee Benefits Ford, who has 30 years experience in the group risk sector, formerly held a managing director role at Jelf. He takes the role of director at Birmingham-based i2...
There’s an app for everything from organising your diary and tracking your expenses to turning yourself into a zombie in your photos. And, with smartphones and tablets the must-have gadgets, it’s hardly...
Welcome to the decade of change. George Osborne set the scene in March’s Budget - and in case there was any doubt as to whose responsibility the pensions gap now is, last...
The sun will finally set on commission from workplace pensions in April 2016, but some providers are moving to phase out the payments early, turning off in the coming weeks and months...
Moss has warned that the regulator needs to scrutinize the use of stochastic models to ensure they are suitable for the advice scenarios in which they are being used. Moss blasted mean...
The extent to which the launch of the government’s Fit for Work Service will increase awareness of rehabilitation services divided opinions amongst delegates at a recent Corporate Adviser round table Absence Management...
Absence management Managing absence is already one of the key areas where group risk professionals can deliver genuine productivity benefits to employers. For delegates at the recent Corporate Adviser/Aviva round table Absence...
