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1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

  • A nation divided over flex ben choices

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Wide regional and gender variations exist between the flexible benefit choices made by UK employees, according to research covering 140,000 employees carried out by Vebnet.

  • Aegon commits to commission after strategic review

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Aegon has scotched rumours that it is putting its UK life and pensions arm up for sale, but a strategic review will see it pulling out of the bulk annuity market.

  • Auto-enrolment risk warning

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    The independent review into the implementation of automatic enrolment risks creating strange incentives for employers and individuals, pension experts have warned.

  • Corporate websites are missing their target says new report

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

  • Effective communication still a problem says Mercer report

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Six out of 10 companies do not have a communication policy or do not document it, even though they see good communication as key to the success of their DC pension schemes, according to Mercer research.

  • Empty nesting

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    The future of Nest is looking increasingly uncertain - yet a saviour could appear from a surprising quarter says Teresa Hunter

  • EU proposes pan-European pension protection fund for both DB and DC

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    A pan-European pension guarantee fund that would protect the pensions of both final salary and DC scheme members is being proposed by the European Union.

  • Farrell elected secretary of EAEF

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    AXA PPP healthcare business manager Eugene Farrell has been elected secretary of the Employee Assistance European Forum - a non-profit organisation for individuals and organisations interested in the development of employee assistance and work life services in Europe, including employee assistance programmes.

  • Financial education will help avoid stress and ill-health

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    The extent to which financial education in the workplace can change employees’ behaviour and affect their wealth and health is being put to the test in an experiment launched by Axa.

  • Good and bad

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    A nation braced for tax hikes and cuts in services presents opportunities for consultants

  • Greece does not make Eurozone a basket case - Howard-Spink

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Concerns over the Greek financial crisis and its effect on the Euro do not mean quality firms in continental Europe cannot deliver strong returns, says Leon Howard-Spink, manager of Schroders’ European Alpha Plus fund.

  • Home advantage

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Residential property has outpaced commercial property over the years, but barriers to entry are high. Paul Farrow finds pension investment managers looking at ways to get in on the act

  • HSBC protected retirement numbers add up

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    HSBC’s Protected Retirement Funds, described by the bank as the only protected funds available to UK group pension schemes, have locked in gains of over 32 per cent in their first year.

  • Huttons to lead public sector pensions and pay reviews

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    The government has appointed former Labour pensions minister John Hutton to chair an inquiry into public sector pensions, and Will Hutton, journalist and executive vice-chair of the Work Foundation to conduct a review of fair pay in the public sector.

  • Industry welcomes Budget higher rate tax relief rethink

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    The Coalition Government’s proposals for a rethink on the taxation of higher earners have been welcomed across the pensions industry.

  • Inertia is the secret enemy

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Answering three simple questions will allow companies to move in a positive direction says Adrian Humphreys, WPA’s managing director responsible for corporate business

  • Keeping an eye on the business

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Advisers are watching Friends Provident to make sure integrating the Axa business does not distract it from its core service obligations. John Greenwood reports

  • Means-testing trap narrowed slightly

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    The Emergency Budget will cause the number of pensioners eligible for means testing to reduce and gradually narrow the gap between the full Basic State Pension and the Pension Credit, according to Ros Altmann, pension consultant.

  • Mercer identifies new default retirement issues

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    The removal of the default retirement age (DRA) means employers will face new issues over redundancies, staff motivation, reward and employee benefits, says Mercer.

  • Mr Livingstone, I presume

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    For some he epitomises the loony left, while others see him as the UK’s only conviction politician. John Greenwood finds Ken Livingstone’s perspective on UK pensions typically unique

  • Multiple choice

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Today’s low returns are putting pressure on high-charging multi-manager funds. Stephanie Spicer asks whether this is money well spent

  • Oh so simple

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Employers are becoming increasingly open to occupational health solutions. Sam Barrett finds the subject becoming something advisers must know more about

  • Putting group risk at the centre of an absence management strategy

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Recent findings from the CBI/Pfizer’s absence and workplace health survey 2010, show that since its last survey in 2008, absence fell to an average of 6.4 days per employee in 2009 at a cost to the UK economy of £17bn. Although, long-term absence accounted for less than one in ten of all episodes of absence in 2009, it represented more than a fifth of the total working time lost and cost the UK economy a staggering £3.7bn.

  • Qualified success

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Professionalism is one issue the group risk sector needs to address if it is to thrive. Rachel Gordon finds reasons to be cheerful

  • Quality not quantity

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Martin Palmer, Head of Corporate Pensions Marketing, Friends Provident

  • Sipp it and see

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Group Sipps’ voyage into the workplace has not all been plain sailing. Gill Wadsworth finds calmer waters ahead

  • THE BIG QUESTION

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    THE QUESTION

  • The corporate agenda

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    As companies look to fight back against the downturn by increasing productivity, advisers should remind them of the fiscal benefits of employee engagement

  • The funding challenge

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Pension auto-enrolment tops a list of challenges for the sector. Rachel Gordon sees choppy waters ahead

  • The future in your hands

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Hand-held electronic devices will soon surpass even desktop computers in the delivery of information to consumers, says Ian McKenna, director of the Financial Technology Research Centre

  • The group risk market is getting its act together

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    New entrants and fresh initiatives from existing players are putting the group risk sector on track says Jamie Barnes, senior director - development of partner and service offering, Enrich

  • Too wrapped up in the next big thing?

    1 July 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Corporate wrap should not become the next oversold product, warns Fiona Tait, business development manager at Scottish Life

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