Money Marketing
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
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Age old problem
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
The Government is asking for views on default retirement age policy. Edmund Tirbutt looks at where the consultation could lead the group risk sector
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Bad back to the future
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
Musculoskeletal problems are costing the nation a fortune. Sam Barrett finds getting the right treatment early on is crucial
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Burning down the house
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
Pension advisers are taking increasingly drastic measures to justify their charges says Teresa Hunter
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Costing unforeseen consequences
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
Financial planning tools on corporate benefits platforms may be one of the few ways advisers can reach middle to low earners once the RDR is implemented, says Ian McKenna , director of the Financial Technology Research Centre
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Default funds - the quest for the ideal
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
Martin Palmer, Head of Corporate Pensions Marketing, Friends Provident
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Eagle warns annuity providers
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
The process for converting pensions into annuities could be overhauled if providers giving bad deals do not up their game says pensions minister Angela Eagle.
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Employees are underestimating the value of pension provision
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
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Engage and educate
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
A ‘no hard sell’ approach is the way to engage consumers with financial information and education, finds John Greenwood
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Few risks in oz's super idea
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
The FSA should look to the Australian superannuation scheme when formulating its RDR strategy for group risk says Ron Wheatcroft, technical manager at Swiss Re
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Light at the end of the tunnel?
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
2009 has been a traumatic year for pension funds. Paul Farrow examines how advisers plan to negotiate the problems waiting down the line in 2010
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NAPF urges pay restraint for bosses
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has written to the chairmen of Britain’s top 350 companies urging executive pay restraint and making it clear that company remuneration should be aligned with the long-term interests of shareholders, including pension funds.
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Opportunities to review existing benefit provision
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
The corporate benefits market is alive with opportunities to review existing benefit provision. Many of the solutions available will increase choice and lead to a need for a greater level of education, guidance and advice for the end consumer. How do we make this work asks Alan Millward?
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Positive contribution
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
Ensuring DC gets a positive press will become increasingly important says Tim Banks, business development director for corporate solutions at Prudential
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Staying the course
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
With the Turner consensus stretched almost to breaking point, Angela Eagle, minister for pensions and the ageing society is calling for stakeholders to remember the big picture. John Greenwood reports
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THE BIG QUESTION
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
The Question - Should all annuitants, both in trust- and contract-based schemes, be asked key suitability questions before being able to access their annuity?
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The high cost of ignorance
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
Well-informed consumers will demand higher standards from those servicing them
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Transition minefield
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
The journey from final salary to money purchase pension schemes is fraught with pitfalls. Gill Wadsworth finds out where things can go wrong
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Welfare Reform Act promotes occupational training to employers
1 December 2009 Corporate Adviser
