All Pensions articles – Page 48
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Supplier articleFinancial education is essential in helping employees save enough for retirement
As part of the government’s plans to help individuals save more for retirement, minimum automatic enrolment contribution rates are due to rise from 5% to 8% this April. But is this enough to secure an adequate retirement income and what more can be done to help employees?Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: More than half of employers offer group personal pension as primary scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Group personal pension (GPP) plans continue to be the most commonly offered primary pension scheme, according to research by Employee Benefits and Barnett Waddingham.The Employee Benefits/Barnett Waddingham pensions research 2018, which surveyed 246 respondents and was published in December 2018, found that more than half (55%) of employers provide ...
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ArticleTPR to prosecute charity chairman for pensions fraud
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is prosecuting the former chief executive officer and chairman of charity Yateley Industries for the Disabled on suspicion of defrauding the organisation’s pension scheme.Patrick McLarry, 70, has been accused of transferring more than £250,000 from Yateley Industries’ pension scheme between April 2011 and September 2013, when ...
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ArticleOne day left to take part in exclusive benefits strategy research
How is your organisation’s benefits strategy changing to reflect future challenges? How do you measure employee engagement? What outside influences are shaping your approach to reward?There is just one day left to have your say in Employee Benefits' exclusive benefits strategy research.We are particularly interested in finding out about the ...
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ArticleAccountant pleads guilty to pensions fraud
An accountant who acted as a pension trustee and administrator has pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud for transferring more than £280,000 of pension funds into his own businesses and investments.An investigation conducted by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) found that 66-year-old Roger William Bessent took money from the Focusplay ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: A third have seen engagement boost as a result of pension freedoms
EXCLUSIVE: Engagement with pensions is cited by 34% of organisations as one of the top effects of the introduction of pension freedoms, according to research by Employee Benefits and Barnett Waddingham.The Employee Benefits/Barnett Waddingham pensions research 2018, which surveyed 246 respondents and was published in December 2018, also found that ...
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ArticleFinancial Conduct Authority consults on disclosing pension charge details to members
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on new rules requiring workplace pension governance bodies to disclose cost and charge information to members on an ongoing basis in order to be compliant with the Pensions Act 2014.The consultation, which will close on 28 May 2019, will set out ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Intangible assets are key to demonstrating return-on-investment
Employee Benefits Connect 2019: The way organisations measure return-on-investment (ROI) for employee benefits should take into consideration intangible assets, such as branding, employee goodwill, customer relationships, intellectual property and knowledge sharing, according to Alex Tullett (pictured), director of decision science and consulting at outsourcing and professional services firm Capita HR ...
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ArticleMondelez International seeks panel of part-time chocolate tasters
Something for the weekend: Confectionery and biscuit manufacturer Mondelez International is searching for 12 part-time chocolate tasters, and successful candidates will be able to taste and give feedback on an array of chocolate goodies and sweet treats.The international organisation, which owns popular brands such as Cadbury, Milka, Prince and Oreo, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Auto-enrolment has increased costs for 50% of organisations
EXCLUSIVE: Pensions auto-re-enrolment either has increased or will increase costs for 50% of organisations, according to research by Employee Benefits and Barnett Waddingham.The Employee Benefits/Barnett Waddingham pensions research 2018 report, which was published in December 2018, canvassed 246 respondents, and found that the proportion of those who felt that auto-enrolment ...
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Case StudiesSunrise Senior Living puts recognition at the heart of its benefits strategy
Private residential and nursing care home business Sunrise Senior Living centres its benefits strategy around peer-to-peer and top-down recognition, aligned with its business goals and principles of service.Primarily, this is achieved through the organisation’s Heart and Soul programme, which encourages its 5,000 UK-based employees to recognise colleagues that go over ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Sunrise Senior Living
The benefits offered by Sunrise Senior Living: Pension, protection and payA defined contribution (DC) pension scheme for all employees, delivered through a master trust. Contribution levels vary depending on seniority.Income protection is available for salaried employees on an employer-funded basis. This pays up to 70% of their basic salary for ...
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ArticlePearson completes £500m pensions buy-in
Education and learning organisation Pearson has completed a pensions buy-in transaction totalling £500 million.The buy-in policy has been completed with Legal and General Assurance Society for The Pearson Pension Plan. This will operate alongside two previous buy-in transactions, purchased in 2017 with Aviva and Legal and General, to cover approximately ...
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ArticleCardano Group to acquire Now: Pensions
Pensions risk and investment management firm Cardano Group has agreed to acquire workplace pension provider Now: Pensions.Cardano Group, which previously acquired covenant advisory organisation Lincoln Pensions in October 2016, will acquire 100% of Now: Pensions from Danish pension fund Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP). This is due to complete later in 2019, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Two-fifths of organisations offer cash to staff who reach lifetime or annual limits
EXCLUSIVE: Two-fifths (42%) of organisations offer cash as an alternative to pension contributions for those employees that reach their lifetime or annual allowance limits, according to research by Employee Benefits and Barnett Waddingham.The Employee Benefits/Barnett Waddingham pensions research 2018, published in December 2018, gathered 246 responses. It found that the ...
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ArticleThree-fifths cite having more than 28 days of annual leave as an important benefit
Approximately three-fifths (59%) of employees state that having more than 28 days of annual leave within their benefits package is important; however, only 36% of employers offer this, according to research by recruitment organisation Hays.The Hays salary and recruiting trends 2019 guide, which surveyed 7,820 employers and 14,889 employees, also ...
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OpinionJonathan Watts-Lay: Five ways to help employees facing retirement
In the new world of freedom and choice in pensions, one of the fundamental elements of employee financial wellbeing is retirement preparation. Many employees will turn to their workplace for support at this stage of their life, so Wealth at Work has listed five ways employers can help staff who ...
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ArticleTPR used enforcement powers 21,814 times to tackle auto-enrolment non-compliance in Q4
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) used its enforcement powers for pensions auto-enrolment non-compliance 21,814 times between October and December 2018, compared to 38,095 times in Q3 of 2018, according to research by TPR.Its Compliance and enforcement quarterly bulletin: October-December 2018 report, which provides information on the powers TPR has used, as ...
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Supplier articleTop tips on how employees can avoid losing their pension to scams and fraudsters
WEALTH at work has shared its top tips on how employees can avoid losing their pension to scams and fraudsters. Scams don't look like scams – Scams look and sound legitimate by having very professional looking websites and literature which is why employees can easily be deceived. Whichever option ...
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Supplier articleDefault pathways at-retirement could lead to many pension scheme members losing out
Some in the pensions industry believe that default retirement pathways protect individuals from making poor decumulation choices and the FCA has recently announced a consultation on how to implement default investment pathways for non-advised individuals entering drawdown.Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at work, comments:“I don’t believe that anyone should be defaulted ...