Pensions
An occupational pension scheme is retirement savings plan provided by an employer for its employees. The defined benefit plan (final salary) used to be the most popular scheme on offer, but now stakeholder, group personal pension, group self invested personal pension, and money purchase (all defined contribution schemes) are becoming more popular; while there is some interest in career average and hybrid pension arrangements. Starting in 2012 UK employers will have to auto enrol all staff into a pension arrangement, or use National Employment Savings Trust (Nest).
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Buyer’s guides & What employers should know about the pension reforms
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News
Glenmorangie and Avery Dennison introduce workplace savings platform
The organisations are among 25 employers now offering their staff Mercer’s workplace savings (MWS) product.
07 Feb Aviva research: Financial advisers predict younger staff more likely to opt out post auto-enrolment
07 Feb Mercer research: Corporate bond yield decline fuels FTSE 350 pension deficit high
06 Feb NAPF and Pensions Institute research: Employers do not support staff enough to choose right annuity
06 Feb EXCLUSIVE: Oracle aims to expand financial planning service
06 Feb EXCLUSIVE: Legitas introduces GPP and will trial Nest
Analysis
Employee Benefits/Benefex pension reforms supplement 2011
Round-up of the latest advice and developments concerning the 2012 pension reforms
06 Feb Retail distribution review will clarify payments for advice
06 Feb Pensions auto-enrolment hard to crack for small employers
06 Feb Collective gains from benefits in France
06 Feb News analysis: Battle of the sexes continues for annuities
03 Jan International reward: Take a look at offshore pension schemes
Case Studies
Case study: Existing DC pension scheme is fine at Thomas Miller
Thomas Miller, a boutique insurance business that manages other insurers, runs a defined contribution (DC) scheme with 340 active and 185 deferred members.
03 Jan Case study: First Group stays on schedule for pension reforms
31 Oct Case study: Metal Assemblies steels workers for pension reforms
Research
Employee Benefits/Lorica Employee Benefits defined benefit pensions research 2011
Latest trends and developments in defined benefit pension schemes
07 Feb Aviva research: Financial advisers predict younger staff more likely to opt out post auto-enrolment
07 Feb Mercer research: Corporate bond yield decline fuels FTSE 350 pension deficit high
06 Feb NAPF and Pensions Institute research: Employers do not support staff enough to choose right annuity
03 Feb JLT research: One-third of respondents will use existing pension for auto-enrolment
31 Jan Punter Southall research: Fewer than half of respondents know correct staging date
Sponsor's Articles
08 Aug Nelsons on target for retirement goals following GPP re-launch
01 Aug Oracle completes GPP roll out to remaining employees from Sun Microsystems acquisition
05 May Pensions auto-enrolment: Sponsor's comment: Improving auto-enrolment outcomes
05 May Pensions governance: Sponsor's comment: Be ready for pension changes
24 Mar Institution of Civil Engineers launches group personal pension
