All articles by Employee Benefits – Page 130
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Recruit, reward retain: Engage your employees
Employee engagement is identified as the level at which staff are involved and dedicated at work. This may be difficult to measure, however high achieving businesses appear to have high levels of engagement.This may seem basic, however it looks like many businesses are not doing as much as they could. ...
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Why employees should be wary of robo advice
While the pension changes are good news, without financial education and advice employees are vulnerable, not just to the headline grabbing scams, but to paying unnecessary tax, using the wrong assets for income in retirement, and ultimately not making the right decisions.The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association research of over-55s ...
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Seeking quality in uncertain markets
By Ewan McAlpine, Senior Client Portfolio ManagerIn uncertain times, investors naturally seek safety. But in fixed income markets, what does that really mean? Ewan McAlpine outlines the approach RLAM’s Fixed Income Team will be adopting across its credit funds in response to potentially volatile markets this year.Click here for full ...
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Love your employees
It’s February, the month of love, so we are urging you to love your employees.Good to great employerLoving your employees doesn’t just mean giving them a pay cheque. It means showing them that they are valued members of your team. Good employers provide recognition and reward strategies at work, as ...
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Employees unable to make the most of Pension Freedom because of their employers
The vast majority of employers have not reviewed their pension offering in light of Pension Freedom; they struggle with how to manage the implications; and do not believe their employees understand the new flexibilities: reveals research from Jelf Employee Benefits.Pension Freedom, in force since April 2015, allows new permissions related ...
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Xerox HR Services relaunches online benefits portal as Life Connect
Xerox HR Services has announced that its online benefits portal will now be known as ‘Life Connect’ (previously Compass), in order to align its platforms globally and offer an aligned proposition to its clients.John Deacon, head of Corporate Solutions, Xerox HR Services comments: “This change allows us to provide consistency ...
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What will it take for India to become an absolute winner?
By Kunal Desai, Manager of Neptune India FundKunal Desai recently celebrated his third anniversary as manager of the Neptune India Fund. Kunal has built a strong track record of outperformance since he assumed responsibility for the Fund, delivering a return of 30.3 per cent compared to the MSCI India Index ...
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Pensions Management Institute partners with WEALTH at work to tackle lack of financial education in the workplace
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has announced its new partnership with WEALTH at work, a leading provider of financial education in the workplace, supported by guidance and advice. As PMI’s new Expert Partner, WEALTH at work will provide expert commentary to help PMI members to understand the issues and trends ...
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Why the market is overplaying China’s troubles
By James Dowey, Chief Economist and CIO, Neptune Investment ManagementThe current volatility in global markets has precisely the same cause as had the major bout of volatility last August. As the Chinese RMB is pegged to the US dollar, US monetary policy gets exported to China. This means that a ...
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Five reasons for optimism in India
By Kunal Desai, Head of Indian Equities at Neptune Investment ManagementFollowing the MSCI India Index’s 26.4 per cent return in 2014, stemming from a 7.3 per cent rise in GDP, investors have recently become increasingly concerned about India’s future growth potential. What has happened to India’s reform agenda and are ...
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A conscious impact
Employees need to understand when they need education and advice around their pension decisionsAs the pensions market stands, employees still don’t really understand their options around freedom and choice – which could mean that they make the wrong choices or end up with a huge tax bill. Many want to ...
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Secure in the knowledge
Many employees struggle to understand various financial issues that may relate to them and often fail to understand the many benefits on offer in the workplace. I believe employers can help to improve an employees’ financial wellbeing by providing them with the knowledge needed to make informed financial decisions, so ...
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WEALTH at work’s Pension Resolutions
2015 has seen significant changes to the pensions’ landscape, such as the introduction of complete flexibility on how to access their defined contribution (DC) pensions.WEALTH at work, a leading provider of financial education in the workplace, supported by guidance and advice, has created a list of ‘Pension Resolutions’ that all ...
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Every silver lining has a cloud…
In recent weeks there has been much media coverage of possible pension announcements by The Chancellor in the forthcoming March Budget. Our followers will be aware that a review of the tax relief system for pension savings was announced in the July 2015 Budget statement, and the outcome of this ...
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Only 9% of employers have reviewed Salary Sacrifice usage against new National Living Wage requirements
With the introduction of the National Living Wage less than three months away, a survey by Jelf Employee Benefits highlights that many employers need to take urgent action to ensure full compliance with this new law.The new requirement sets a higher minimum income level for employees aged over 25. This ...
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What you need to know: pension re-enrolment
Since the introduction of auto-enrolment in 2012, it has been a popular topic in the press. Recently media focus has shifted towards small and micro employers; however attention is set to return to the UK’s largest businesses as they prepare for re-enrolment.This guide aims to provide essential information to help ...
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What’s the real cost of cancer in the workplace?
One in two people born after 1960 will be diagnosed with cancer. Is your workplace prepared for the impact? And how can you mitigate the cost?Advances in medicine, better diagnostics, more effective interventions and improved survival rates; we’ve come a long way in the fight against cancer. However, there’s a ...
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Learn how pension tax allowance changes affect you
The pension tax allowances are changing (again).Join us at one of our breakfast seminars and help your employees avoid unwanted, unexpected and unnecessary tax charges and fines.Nobody wants to be stung with an unexpected tax bill or fine. But if you don’t know an employee’s total income, what can you ...
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Auto-enrolment figures – scores on the doors?
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) updated their monthly auto-enrolment (AE) figures this month and so it is an opportune moment to keep our followers informed as to progress on this key issue.The document (which can be read in full here) breaks down the AE data month by month. As of December ...
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The Perils of Passive Investing
The era of loose monetary policy created an environment that rewarded passive investors in the US. However, with the US raising interest rates for the first time since 2006, Felix Wintle explains why he believes active investing will be more important than ever.In the video Felix discusses:The rising cost of ...