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Incentive plans: Why share price volatility matters
Volatility is a particularly subjective assumption which can have a significant impact on the value placed on share-based awards – affecting both the design and acc…
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Engaging millennials with benefits: a guide for employers
In order for any organisation to be successful, it needs a benefit strategy and supporting policies in place that cover the needs of a diverse workforce. It’s been …
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2018 in Pensions
2018 a year to remember? Whilst Brexit and other world-changing events were going on, the pensions industry was embarking on its own journey into unchartered territ…
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Financial wellbeing – fad or fundamental?
You may be considering whether your business should commit spend to a financial wellbeing strategy - can you be certain this will deliver value into the future or w…
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GMP equalisation - actions for corporate sponsors
So after 28 years of uncertainty, the Lloyds Bank case judgment released on 26 October 2018 means we all now know what we need to about GMP equalisation – right? H…
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DB pensions white paper: setting objectives for charities
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) issued a White Paper earlier this year, explaining their proposals for increasing protections for defined benefit (DB) pe…
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Tier 3 employers in the LGPS: 102 pages in two minutes!
Aon released their report commissioned by the Scheme Advisory Board, identifying potential issues surrounding the participation of Tier 3 employers in the LGPS. We’…
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With-Profits funds not dead: investment performance stays strong
With-profits funds offered by UK insurers have had a poor reputation since the near-collapse of Equitable Life, with many depicted as “zombie” funds producing poor …
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Control your PMI costs: three tips
Many employers want to do the right thing by their employees by providing benefits such as Group Private Medical Insurance (PMI), but increasingly cost is the key f…
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Budget 2018: pensions in the public sector
Given the focus on pensions in recent budgets, we were all hoping that the Chancellor would leave public sector pensions alone. Largely this was the case in last we…