The issue of where to make personal investments has become even more critical given our increased longevity and the demise of final salary pension schemes. To add complexity, the range of our personal investment choices is disconcertingly wide.
| Published: 20 April 2016
Significant growth in workplace guidance expected post FAMR review.
| Published: 18 March 2016
Saturday 5th March was the 7th anniversary of the introduction of Quantitative Easing in the UK, and of Bank of England base rate being cut to 0.5 percent.
| Published: 10 March 2016
Significant gap between employee contributions to DC schemes and desired retirement income.
| Published: 16 February 2016
Since the Government started reducing the Lifetime Allowance in 2012, the humble Death in Service Scheme has become a financial time bomb which could cause significant damage to the retirement planning of the unsuspecting executive.
| Published: 12 February 2016
The government has published its response to their consultation on pension transfer & early exit charges. Article from Hargreaves Lansdown.
| Published: 11 February 2016
As banking consumers, we shop around for the best deal. We may have a current account with one provider, an ISA and mortgage with another; savings, loans and investments with different providers again. We know that it is prudent to review our financial management regularly. So, why are corporate banking trends behind the curve?
| Published: 14 January 2016
Greece’s worker to pension ratio is an unsustainable 1.38 compared to UK’s 2.75. This means there are just 138 people in employment for 100 Greek pensioners.
| Published: 14 January 2016
Steve Herbert, head of benefits strategy for Jelf Employee Benefits. During 2016 employers will feel the effect of the many changes that have been happening in the pensions industry. Steve Herbert, head of benefits strategy for Jelf Employee Benefits looks at some of the key areas of which UK plc needs to be aware.
| Published: 7 January 2016
The Treasury is set to publish within the next few days its developing plans to introduce a secondary market for annuities, allowing an estimated 5 million annuity holders the opportunity to resell their income stream.
| Published: 14 December 2015
