Pensions

Total sales in the first quarter of 2011 were £270 million APE, compared to £178 million for the same quarter in 2010, with £66m of the £92m increase due to the acquisitions....

Under new Government legislation due to be phased in over the next five years, employers will be obliged to enrol all staff into a qualifying pension scheme. A significant number of employers questioned...

The consultancy says the debate has become polarised, with Nest claiming it will become subject to competitive disadvantage and as a result providers and intermediaries potentially losing sight of the key issues....

Schemes can make significant cost savings by paying greater attention to efficient data management in advance of any wind-up or buyout because they can avoid liability risk loading from insurance companies, says...

The confirmation quashes concerns that consultancy charges that take substantial proportions of employees’ contributions could fall foul of DWP rules designed to prevent advisers encouraging members to opt out.Under consultancy charging, the...

Teresa Hunter is personal finance editor of Scotland on Sunday The parties to it understand it least, but it has been observed that no two Chancery lawyers can talk about it for...

Group income protection has always struggled to find a place in the psyche of both employers and employees in the nation’s companies. But that, said delegates at the recent Corporate Adviser industry...

From smarter data management to more effective member communication programmes, the roles technology can play in growing the group risk market are wide and varied. Efficient processing of data will allow intermediaries...

A number of factors are driving this interest. Media coverage of problems within the NHS is helping to fuel demand with tales of growing waiting lists raising questions about the government’s promises...

All eyes are on the investment strategy of National Employment Savings Trust (Nest), the nationwide pension scheme that will be up and running next year. The retirement pots of millions of workers...