All Financial wellbeing articles – Page 136
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Sainsbury's gives all staff IFA access
Sainsbury's has launched a new financial advice service for employees. Previously, only senior managers at the supermarket chain could get help to manage their money, but all 150,000 employees can use the new service. Staff can access the scheme, provided by IFA firm Towry Law, either by telephone or online.
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National Association of Head Teachers get IFA access
The National Association of Head Teachers has brought in a new financial advice service to help school bosses manage their pensions. The organisation also hopes that the scheme will help it to attract new members. John Randall, commercial development manager, said: "We are promoting it because we want to ensure ...
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Citigroup gives staff ethics hotline
Citigroup is offering employees the chance to call an ethics hotline so that staff can help prevent any regulatory or legal problems in the future. Chuck Prince, chief executive of the financial services firm, said he hoped to change the culture of the company following incidences such as the closure ...
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Choosing your helpers for flex
Implementing flex demands input from different departments. A feasibility study can create a business case and a consensus is crucial, says Matthew StibbeCase Studies: Craegmoor Healthcare, Aon Insurance Group.Article in fullThe job of implementing flexible benefits cuts across boundaries within organisations, demanding input from different departments and, in many cases, ...
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What financial advice can employers give?
In summaryA fear of breaching Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulations means employers traditionally shy away from giving staff financial advice. While only authorised firms and individuals are allowed to advise on financial services products, however, employers can provide access to financial advice. In some cases, they may even be able ...
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Financial education for share schemes
Article in fullTiming, accessibility and presentation. These are the watchwords to providing financial advice for a successful share scheme, although getting the mix right to ensure a high take-up is far from easy. While staff at the top will know they are on to a good thing, those on lower ...
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The benefits of providing financial advice for staff
Article in fullIt is almost impossible to turn on the television or open a newspaper without seeing some mention of consumer debt escalating out of control, a looming pensions crisis or potential crash in the housing market. Even the government has begun to intervene - through the creation of bodies ...
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Financial Advice Supplement 2003: Interview - IFA action must be lent to staff debt
In 2001 a report on financial advice in the workplace was published by the Banham Inquiry. In case you missed it among all the raft of reports published in the past year telling us how we can run pensions and other financial products better, this one said that employers are ...
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Financial Advice Supplement 2003: Theory - Staff need financial advice more than ever before
The arrival of independent financial advisers (IFAs) in the workplace coincided with changes to pensions legislation and the introduction of complex executive and employee share schemes. Just as employers sometimes struggle to get to grips with such issues, so employees need someone they can trust to unravel the financial mysteries ...