Pensions

What we do know is that a lot of people think we came very close to complete meltdown. One well-known financial pundit I spoke to reported going to cash and carry and...

Drake takes over on a caretaker basis following Myners’ appointment to the newly created role of Minister for the City.The appointment was announced by James Purnell, Secretary of State for Work and...

Davies told delegates at the NAPF annual conference that employers are encouraging staff away from self-selection of funds towards target-based funds more akin to institutional offerings that they believe are more suitable...

Andrew Dickson, senior business development manager at Standard Life told delegates at the NAPF annual conference in Glasgow that offering financial advice to members of staff can reverse the effects of levelling...

Responding to the publication of a NAPF report into the regulatory burden of UK pensions, Norgrove accepted its findings that DB schemes in the UK do exist under a high level of...

The Pension Quality Mark (PQM) will be launched in early 2009 and will be available to all types of workplace pension that meet three core tests.To qualify schemes must offer a minimum...

A recently closed IASB consultation on IAS19 could single out pension schemes and exaggerate their volatility above other liabilities such as debt says Hewitt.Hewitt says however that it does accept the proposed...

The shred of comfort that corporate advisers can take from the current situation is that they are in a far better position than most in the financial sectorThe disastrous state of the...

Operating profit broke the million pound barrier for the first time, increasing by 53 per cent to £1,046,080 in 2007, from £682,490 in 2006. Cash generation for the year was £2,641,745. The...

It also allows for the creation of tailored legal documents, to help Unum clients stay compliant and make savings on legal advice costs.The new service will be offered under the name Unum...