He said pensions minister Steve Webb’s claim to be ‘watching charges like a hawk’ was an empty statement because it was nearly impossible to compare scheme charges when there is no comprehensive...
“The definition of a developed market is annual income per head of $15,000. Hundreds of millions of people in China are already reaching this level,” he said.In a whistle stop overview of...
Describing it as a “red hot burning issue,” Burton said although the FSA had sanctioned consultancy charging, its effect on contribution levels was up to TPR. The issue was whether it was...
In a panel debate on investment strategies for DC schemes, Henry Cobbe, BirthStar executive director, said target date and DGFs could provide the rotation, diversification and flexibility needed in default funds. But...
For a quarter of a century equities served investors well. From the mid-Seventies until the tech bubble burst any pension scheme linked to equities would have enjoyed an unbroken run of gains...
As the first employers’ staging dates strike, the reform of Britain’s pensions system is finally moving from the theoretical to the practical. It may be some years before a clear picture of...
Yvonne Braun Getting the savings industry in shape for the arrival of several million reluctant new customers is no small task. Despite the continued bad headlines around pensions, Dr Yvonne Braun, head...
Last month attend the recent Benefits Forum and Expo in Phoenix, Arizona organised by Employee Benefits Adviser and Employee Benefits News magazines, the equivalent publications to Corporate Adviser and Employee Benefits in...
Speaking at the NAPF conference in Liverpool, the minister said that he would ‘name and shame’ insurers auto enrolling workers into legacy pension schemes with high costs and poor quality standards. But he...
“We have to see the opt out rates are before looking at compulsion again,” he said. He urged the coalition government to press for lower and more transparent pension charges, great scale...
