Pensions

From April 11 pension contributions for people who earn over £150,000 will not receive tax relief at 40 per cent. Instead it will be tapered down to 20 per cent for earnings...

Zurich says it is running a pilot on a small number of cases to test the market, and will wait until after the FSA statement on the RDR and its application in...

With one provider pulling away from offering initial commission on group pensions, so another has dipped a tentative toe into the water. Axa followed Friends Provident, Standard and Prudential into the no...

Why does the sector suffer from such poor standards? And what are we providers doing to rectify and improve the situation?The main reason, as those involved in the industry would testify, is...

I firmly believe we can learn a lot about how to inspire consumers to save for a better retirement from the Australian approach. I recently had the privilege of attending a seminar...

All companies will thus become involved in the process of auto-enrolling their staff into pension saving; including those who don't want to join a pension scheme, never did and never will. The...

"I want to dispel any sense of unions just obdurately banging the table and refusing to countenance any change in a shortsighted way," she says. "Unions and trustees have been very ready...

Individuals with large equity exposure were obviously the worst hit after the FTSE 100 plunged by 31 per cent last year, while many other markets - including Europe, Japan and the US...

Latin America's economy was growing, helped by strong commodity prices and buoyant demand from China. It is a region rich in raw materials: Venezuela has oil, Mexico and Peru have an abundance...

In addition to the confidential objective counselling services offered to employees - typically for up to six telephone-based or face-to-face sessions - and the array of helplines to assist with legal, financial...