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1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

  • A matter of trust

    2 Jun 2010

    Winning and maintaining the trust of employees is crucial to the success of corporate wrap, says Jenny Keefe

  • A million more state pensioners than five years ago

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    The number of Britons claiming state pension has risen by almost one million in just five years, according to figures from the Office for NationalStatistics.

  • A public problem at large

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    The commission on public sector pensions will also shine a light on private sector schemes, says John Greenwood

  • AWD Chase de Vere targets small employers with micro voluntary benefits plan

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    AWD Chase de Vere Consulting has launched ’Savings Through Work’, an online voluntary employee benefits service which enables employers to provide generous discounts to their staff on thousands of goods and services, both online and through high street stores.

  • Bluefin and Redington to provide bespoke investment solutions

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Burns: Access to solutions

  • Capita Hartshead link-up with Partnership boosts enhanced annuity offering

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    CAPITA Hartshead Actuarial and Consultancy Services is linking up with Partnership, the impaired life provider, to help individuals with low-value DC pension accounts access a wider range of annuities.

  • Charity workers want pensions to be more ethical

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    72 per cent of charity workers believe investment in companies that operate responsibly is an important pensions attribute. Young people feel more strongly about ethical investing than other age groups, according to research by The Pensions Trust. The report found that whilst the size of the pension pot at retirement is still the most important attribute of a pension for the majority, scoring 7.93 on average on a 9 point scale, it isfollowed closely by investment in ethical companies, ...

  • Comply or explain

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    The Investment Governance Group wants employers to comply with its proposed new guidelines or explain why they are not. Gill Wadsworthfinds advisers and providers less than impressed

  • Corporate Adviser Health & Wellbeing Conference: JLT aligning remuneration with employee absence stats

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    LINKING fees to reductions in employee absence can be a way to align adviser and employer interests, but there are challenges in benchmarking actual returns, according to advisers speaking at the Corporate Adviser Health & Wellbeing in the Workplace conference last month.

  • Crunch time

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    This month’s Budget will show just how strong this coalition government thinks it is

  • Editor's comment

    2 Jun 2010

  • Flex should be the final sacrifice

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Employers may see flex as a luxury spend right now. But the reasons for implementation are as valid today as ever, finds Jenny Keefe

  • FSA pulls forward rule date

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    The FSA is believed to be planning to release the next set of rules on how the Retail Distribution Review will apply to the corporate market at the end of this month. The regulator will publish a Policy Statement and final rules for Consultancy Charging in the corporate pensions market at the end of June, according to sources close to Corporate Adviser.

  • Healthy competition

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Employers can choose to source their healthcare direct or through intermediaries. Sam Barrett finds the adviser community happy to compete

  • Inflation bursts through indexation cap

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    FINAL salary pension payments in the private sector failed to keep pace with inflation last month for the first time since the latest indexation rules were introduced in 1997, according to Towers Watson.

  • JLT charts on iTunes with pensions app

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    JLT Benefit Solutions is the latest intermediary to bring its employee-facing solutions to smart phones, with the development of its BenPal pension modeller for use on the iPhone and iPod Touch.

  • Johnson Fleming launches 'inform+equip' to help employers meet TPR requirements

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Johnson Fleming is launching a new administration platform designed to support employers in dealing with the raft of new pensionsrequirements over the next few years. Called inform+equip, the service proposition provides the ability to meet new regulations while delivering to exacting administration standards. The inform+equip service is designed to help employers both automatically enrol employees into their scheme now and demonstrate improved governance through bespoke reporting.

  • Keeping it simple

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Corporate wrap lined up for early 2012, and no guarantees on commission post-RDR. But Paul McMahon’s primary focus is making sure Axa do the simple things well, says John Greenwood

  • New head for AFFS

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Tony Gusmao has been appointed chief executive of Alexander Forbes Financial Services (AFFS), taking over from Grant Stobart who remains chief executive of Alexander Forbes International (AFI) and continues as a director of AFFS.

  • Pensions policy clarification from coalition, but industry still waiting for detail on higher rate relief

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Duncan Smith and Webb: Nest will not be put on hold

  • Premium discounts of up to 15 per cent for directed solutions from Axa PPP healthcare

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Groom: “We can reward clients without compromising quality”

  • Solving the puzzle

    2 Jun 2010

    Wrapping up a range of different products in an RDR context makes remuneration of providers and advisers a complex puzzle. Jenny Keefe untangles where revenue will be driven

  • Step up to the platform

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Corporate wrap needs to be renamed, as it is developing into something completely different to individual wrap, says Ian McKenna, director of the Financial Technology Research Centre

  • Symptom siren

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Early intervention is a key area for advisers to add value for their clients, but only if it is done right, finds Edmund Tirbutt

  • THE BIG QUESTION

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    THE QUESTION

  • THE CORPORATE AGENDA

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Tackling stress and mental health issues is as important today as it was in the depths of the financial crisis

  • The future is bright

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Let’s not get hung up on higher rate relief - there plenty to be positive about, says Duncan Howorth, chief executive of JLT UK Employee Benefits Group

  • The value of virtue

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    When even charities are ignoring their ethical principles when it comes to DC investment, what chance has SRI with the broader workforce, asks Paul Farrow

  • Time for a healthy debate

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    Pressure on public finances means fiscal barriers to private healthcare should be lowered, says Andrew Tripp, chairman of the Associationof Medical Insurance Intermediaries

  • Tupe trouble

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    It is time to look at the sticky problems the Tupe regulations are creating for companies outsourcing government activities, says Teresa Hunter

  • Turning the corner

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    The latest Group Watch research flags up both concerns and opportunities for the industry says Ron Wheatcroft, co-author of the report and technical manager at Swiss Re

  • UK faces £1.2 trillion shortfall in individual retirement income

    1 June 2010 Corporate Adviser

    THE gap between individuals’ expectations and reality of retirement income has increased by 50 per cent since 2004, according to research by Hewitt Associates. Based on data from a survey of 2,000 people over the age of 18 conducted by YouGov, Hewitt has calculated the gap between current behaviour and the likely reality as £1.2 trillion.

  • Wrapped up and ready

    2 Jun 2010

    Advisers and employers face a dilemma between early adoption of the benefits of corporate wrap and waiting for more choice to come on stream. Jenny Keefe reports

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