Mercer is appointing Patrick Race as head of its UK investment consulting business, leading its UK executive team and will also sit on the leadership team for Mercer UKFor the last four...
MOST pension schemes still require a minimum of three months to invest in new asset classes, according to a survey by Aon Hewitt. A survey of 57 UK-based schemes found the trustee...
Moxham: “Surely the Government has a role to play?” Almost half of companies without group life cover would consider implementing a policy when pensions auto-enrolment comes into force, according to research carried...
The long-standing Concordat and Moratorium on Genetics, which bans the use of genetic tests in the underwriting of most healthcare insurance contracts, has been extended to 2017.The moratorium, which has been agreed...
Lawson: “Our attitudes towards retirement are changing as people live longer” A quarter of people expect to use inheritance to help fund their retirement plans, according to research by Standard Life.The provider...
Legal & General is launching an auto enrolment eligibility assessment tool for its WorkSave Pensions. The tool has been designed to identify employees who qualify for auto enrolment, to simplify the auto...
Good data-cleansing in advance of any wind-up or buyout can reduce insurers’ exit premiums by up to 5 per cent, says Mercer.Schemes can make significant cost savings by paying greater attention to...
The Government has ruled out offering early access to pension savings, arguing there is limited evidence that allowing early access would have a positive effect on overall pension contribution levels or provide...
Lift-Financial has bought Edinburgh-based Balfour Wealth Management in a deal that sees Balfour’s 10 advisers join its newly created Lift-Advice appointed representative arm.The firm says it has created Lift-Advice to operate in...
Elliott Hurst has joined AXA PPP healthcare as director of health consulting, reporting to sales and marketing director James Freeston. Hurst has held a number of senior roles in corporate healthcare consultancy...
