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Financial wellbeing – sprint or a marathon?
In the Workplace Wealth team we are doing some exciting work with clients to assist them in helping their employees with financial wellbeing. This is not only mana…
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Equity release mortgages: taming the super-asset?
Scott Eason and Michael Henderson explore the potential implications of the PRA’s announcement to undertake a review of Equity Release Mortgages.
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Understanding the employee – by design
Carl Chapman looks at the complex world of benefits and how employers can educate and engage their workforce in order to help them to make the right choices.
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Early retirement? Ombudsman agrees that employer can say no!
The Pensions Ombudsman has ruled in favour of an employer’s decision to withhold their consent for a member to take early retirement, due to the cost to the pension…
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Reform: public sector exit payment charges
The Spending Review 2015 announced Government’s plans to continue to modernise terms and conditions of workers in the public sector to ensure fairness and sustainab…
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A step in the right direction: shopping for workplace benefits
When it comes to making significant decisions about your workplace benefits, it’s important to know what’s on offer and what’s relevant to you at any one point in y…
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Standard Formula Calculations made simple
With the Solvency II implementation date looming, firms must make sure their processes are ready to meet the requirements. We explore how a standard formula Solvenc…
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Pensions tax relief – a soft target for George Osborne’s Budget?
There is so much rumour and innuendo about pensions at the moment , but what currently appears to be grabbing everyone’s attention is what George Osborne may or may…
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PPF Levy: get your parent company guarantee right
Trustees must thoroughly investigate detail of a contingent asset, such as a parent company guarantee, put in place to reduce the PPF levy.
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2016: a new year or Solvency II déjà vu?
Cherry Chan and John Hoskin take a look back at the insurance actuarial and risk issues that dominated 2015 and consider what might be in store in 2016.