October 2000 News

AXA Equity & Lax transfer to AXA Sun Life
October 2000
Rajeev Shah in Barnett Waddingham's Life insurance consultancy team in the London office looks at AXA's proposal to transfer all of the business written by AXA Equity & Law to AXA Sun Life. This propo...

Carry Forward on Personal Pensions
October 2000
Julia Bassett looks at the UK Government's decision to abolish the carry forward provision on tax allowances for contributions to Personal Pension policies. From 6 April 2001 the Government will no lo...

Limits on pension scheme transfers
October 2000
Caroline Harrington looks at the recently issued draft regulations covering transfers between occupational schemes and personal pension plans which could limit transfer options. This article first app...

Pensions - the worst and best since 1971
October 2000
Adrian Waddingham looks back over the worst and best in pensions since 1971. I first met pensions schemes in 1971, fresh out of university. A busy year, 1971, but the most abiding thought looking back...

BW cricket - London romp home
October 2000
A solid victory for Barnett Waddingham's London office was achieved in their annual cricketing encounter between the town and country. Michael Schumacher-style claims by BW's Amersham office that they...