The FSA is understood to be sticking to its position, revealed in a newsletter in June, that consultancy charges are not permitted where they reduce contributions below auto-enrolment levels.But Standard Life head...
McClymont has led a high profile assault on hidden pension charges, and will give Labour’s perspective on the current raft of pension reforms. The invitation-only event, which takes place at the Four Seasons...
Co-founders of Thomsons Chris Bruce and Michael Whitfield have set up the Thomsons Triathlon challenge, under the umbrella of the London Triathlon, to improve employee health and wellbeing and to promote Thomsons’...
Pensions minister Steve Webb wants to offer private sector workers with defined contribution pensions some underlying security in retirement, possibly through a guarantee.And a very noble aspiration it is too. There is...
I recently returned to the office after two weeks paternity leave to find the market still dominated by events in the southern half of Europe. With the Greek population narrowly voting in...
The FSA has for many years been nervous of the potential for advised churning in the personal pensions market. Clearly, this is unlikely to be in the best interests of the unsuspecting...
ian mckenna In recent weeks IBM have been promoting the concept of a citizens pension portal. Whilst I can see significant potential benefits in such a portal, this is not a new...
At the recent AMII Summit, the Right Honourable Stephen Dorrell MP, chair of the Health Select Committee said: “We are getting older, our expectations are rising, medicine can do more things -...
The impact auto enrolment will have on pension scheme arrangements is generally well understood by advisers, employers and trustees, but it can also affect the other generous employee benefits generally afforded to...
The DWP’s decision to opt for the ‘pot follows member’ option has not only polarised opinions between providers with different agendas. It has also opened a new front between the Coalition and...
