The insurer has unveiled a string of high profile appointments ahead of its launch into the sector, including former Friends Provident group risk marketing manager Bob Cheesewright and former Unum finance director...
Corporate bonds are being seen in a whole new light – not just as safer haven, but also an asset that has the potential to generate double digit returns over the next...
Millions of workers are receiving the grim news that their retirement pots have taken a severe hit over the past year.It is little wonder that the nation’s pension statements make for such...
Opinionated, outspoken and controversial. These are words that are often used to describe Andrew Fisher. Only time will tell whether visionary, mould-breaking and all-conquering will become more suitable adjectives to attach to...
Recent research by the NAPF (2008 Survey) shows that one in every five schemes will level down by either lowering contributions or switching new employees to personal accounts from 2012.A key contributor...
Trustees need to consider the implications of conditions in world stock markets for smaller defined benefit schemes and the in particular the challenges they face.Trustees have twin objectives of maximising investment returns...
Employee benefits technology platforms have revolutionised the flexible benefits industry. It is now much more cost and time effective to set up and run even the most complex schemes than ever before....
Pensions are a very long-term investment. Structural decisions about state and private provision should reflect the need to plan long-term and create stability within the system.Interesting then, that ministerial posts to oversee...
Richard BrighousespotlightDavid Bird, retirement practice principal, Towers PerrinTowers Perrin has found employees' understanding of the current economic situation can vary enormously from company to company. Like many other consultancies, it has been...
Opinionated, outspoken and controversial. These are words that are often used to describe Andrew Fisher. Only time will tell whether visionary, mould-breaking and all-conquering will become more suitable adjectives to attach to...
