All articles by Employee Benefits – Page 126
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WEALTH at work is the first to sign up to PMI Member Guidance Qualification
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has unveiled its Certificate in ‘Pension Scheme Member Guidance’. It has been designed with the aim of supporting experienced and qualified staff working in client facing roles within the pensions and retirement savings industry to help them distinguish the differences between regulated advice and guidance.Holders ...
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Johnson Fleming forms partnership with The Health Insurance Group
Johnson Fleming has formed a strategic partnership with The Health Insurance Group (THIG) to assist its clients with auto-enrolment.The government's auto-enrolment scheme has been rolling out since 2012 and has now reached SME employers with 50 or fewer employees. This is a group that is well represented amongst THIG clients ...
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Jelf employment seminars in London
The fun and informative Jelf Employment Seminars return with another curious collection of informative and entertaining speakers to guide our delegates through the key employment issues of the moment.Our popular event Chair Peter Matthews will act as chief curator for this event, keeping the following well-known speakers in order:The learned ...
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Do you remember pensions simplification?
Today is an important anniversary in the world of pensions. For 10 years ago this very day we entered the brave new world of pensions “simplification”.Many of our followers will of course be unaware of this landmark change, or indeed what it was trying to achieve. So we thought a ...
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Financial education is vital for all employees
Although changes to pension tax reliefs have been scrapped for now, there are still changes that have been made to pension legislation that can affect many employees. The changes to the Lifetime Allowance and Annual Allowance could impact employees who don’t even realise they will be affected. Many employees may ...
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Blindly purchasing retirement products can have dangerous consequences
The pension freedoms changed the face of retirement income options for members of defined contribution (DC) schemes. And one year on, there has been little innovation in the market in terms of new retirement products. However, many are expecting an influx of offers now that the market has had time ...
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Benefits of private medical insurance (PMI) – unaware or unadvised?
Are companies failing to get the most out of their private medical insurance (PMI) policy?There are many reasons why a company may offer its staff cover through a PMI policy. These could include attracting the right staff, retaining staff, expectations of their industry or the request of a parent company ...
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Is your organisation really ‘family friendly’?
Easter is a time of year when many working parents are taking annual leave from their employment.Many are of course doing so as a lifestyle choice to spend quality time with the family. Yet it would be a mistake to assume that this is the case for all parents.The reality ...
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Lifetime ISAs: creating a need for education
Following the Budget announcement on 16March individuals under the age of 40 will be able to open a “Lifetime ISA” from April 2017. Lifetime ISAs (LISAs) are designed to help young people save flexibly throughout the whole of their lives: “It will help them to simultaneously save for a first ...
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Pension changes: a year older, a year wiser?
Jonathan Watts-Lay, director, Wealth at Work, recently took part in a film interview with Employee Benefits to talk about the pension changes now it’s one year on.Freedom and choice in pensions was the most seismic change to our pension landscape for a generation and created a set of challenges and ...
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Red Letter Days For Business launch world-exclusive £7,500 reward
Incentive and reward experts, Red Letter Days For Business, know how important it is to recognise employees for a job well done and the company has stepped its rewards up a notch this month by launching the Hypercar Holy Trinity 200mph Challenge – a world-exclusive supercar experience in partnership with ...
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Express: Johnson Fleming’s new SME auto-enrolment product
We are excited to announce that today we’ve launched Express – a new quick and simple solution for auto-enrolment.Express expands upon our existing suite of fully compliant auto-enrolment solutions, but goes further in providing smaller employers with a complete managed solution. Around 1.8 million employers are due to reach their ...
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ECB policy strengthens investment case for value & banks
By Rob Burnett, head of European Equities at Neptune The ECB delivered a strong package in its latest policy announcement that managed to find the right balance between supporting the economy and not endangering the banking system.The EU banking system is very sensitive to negative rates and, if the ECB ...
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Making your at-retirement strategy work: tips for employers
Listen again to the recent Workplace, Savings and Benefits webinar we recently supported, which looked at how employers can make their at-retirement strategy work.Pension freedoms were announced in April 2014 and implemented in April 2015. Within three months of implementation, more than £2.5 billion of payments had been made to ...
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Dividend slump? Not if you look globally
By George Boyd-Bowman, Manager of the Neptune Global Income Fund Recent research has indicated that global dividend growth will slump by as much as 50 per cent in 2016. As collapsing commodities hit high-profile dividend payers, George Boyd-Bowman explains why the US and Japan are his top picks for income ...
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Auto-enrolment: tips for employers
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has released advice on communications for employers, including three tips to help you with your auto-enrolment duties.1. Allow enough time to select your pension schemeIt’s recommended that you start to prepare for auto-enrolment at least 12 months in advance of your staging date; additionally, give yourself ...
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Budget summary - March 2016
This week’s Budget looked as if it would be a difficult one for the Chancellor, with disappointing economic numbers and the need to avoid ruffling feathers ahead of June’s in/out referendum. Nevertheless, Mr Osborne did spring a few surprises, including some tax reductions.So how does this budget affect you? If ...
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18-24 year olds not rewarded at work
Almost half of 18-24 year olds have not received a reward from there employer in the past 12 months.42% of 18-24 year olds did not receive a reward in 2015, making them one of the least rewarded age groups in the UK25-34 year olds were the most rewarded age group ...
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Financial education in the workplace
Over the last few years the topic of workplace financial education has finally (and rightly) come to the fore in the world of employee benefit provision.One of the principle tenets of this approach is ensuring that your employees are aware of, and utilise where appropriate, all of the tools that ...
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Jane Dale appointed chairman of BHSF
BHSF Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Dale, BSc, FCA, as chairman, succeeding Dr Paul Kanas who held the role from 2000 until his retirement at the end of 2015.Jane is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience across life, pensions and general insurance. She spent 18 years ...