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  • EB Pensions Supplement Nov 14
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    Pensions research 2014

    1 November 2014

    The Employee Benefits/Close Brothers Pensions research 2014, examines the latest pensions industry trends and issues, enabling employers to keep up to date on the changing needs of their workforce, particularly for staff approaching or at retirement. The research includes the following articles:Jeanette makings: Financial education provides essential retirement guidance Clare ...

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    Pensions research 2014: Key findings

    1 October 2014

    The survey, which was carried out in September 2014 among readers of Employee Benefits and users of www.employeebenefits.co.uk, received 216 responses.Key findings78% of respondents now offer a group personal pensins plan as their primary pension scheme 24% offer a master trust 32% of respondents contribute 6-10% of salary for the ...

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    The Benefits Research 2014

    13 May 2014

    Read the digital edition of the Benefits research 2014.The supplement includes the following articles:Debbie Lovewell-Tuck: Engagement is driving benefits strategiesKey findingsEngagement continues to drive benefits strategiesRecruitment and retention remain employers’ top reason for offering benefitsHR systems most popular technology used to deliver benefitsBenefits cost less than 20% of payrollTwo-thirds plan ...

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    Key findings of The Benefits Research 2014

    13 May 2014

    Read more findings from The Benefits Research 2014

  • Confessions of a benefits manager
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    Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid researches multinational pooling

    17 April 2014

    However, I have to look at these things creatively, and as most of the players are in Belgium, perhaps I can engineer a visit as part of the project.Big Bad Boss wouldn’t normally go for that, because suppliers must come to us, not us to them. But, given we are ...

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  • Flexible Benefits April 2014
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    Employee Benefits / Towers Watson flexible benefits research 2014

    24 February 2014

    Read the digital edition of the Employee Benefits / Towers Watson flexible benefits research 2014.The supplement includes the following articles:Paul Brown: Fit-for-purpose and well-communicated benefits engage staffClare Bettelley: Employee engagement drives flexible benefits growthEmployee Benefits Flexible benefits research 2014: Key findingsFlexible benefits most successful in optimising tax and NI savingsStaff ...

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    Last chance to win an iPad with flexible benefits research

    30 January 2014

    This is your last chance to win an iPad mini in return for just 10 minutes of your time.Simply complete the Employee Benefits/Towers Watson Flexible Benefits survey and we will enter you into a prize draw for the chance to win an iPad mini. We will also send you a ...

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    Cancer Research UK appoints legal advisors to DB pension

    12 December 2013

    Cancer Research UK has appointed Sackers as legal advisers to the trustees of its defined benefit pension scheme.The charity’s pension scheme is closed to new members.Graham Parrott, chair of trustees of the Cancer Research UK pension scheme, said: “Sackers impressed us with its understanding of our needs.”Ian Pittaway, senior partner ...

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    Employee Benefits' Pension Adviser Research Executive Summary

    13 September 2013

    Dowload free Executive Summary of results (PDF)Full report will be availble to buy later in the autumn.Bespoke reports for advisers named in the report are also available to those advisers. Here advisers will be able to see how they rank compared to their peers and what their clients believe are ...

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    Health Shield delivers strong growth for fourth year, says market research report

    16 August 2013

    The Health Cover UK Market Report 2013 has revealed that the non-profit-making Friendly Society is the fourth-largest health cash plan provider, with 5.5 per cent of the market. It shows that Health Shield’s overall turnover increased by £1m to £27m in 2012, strengthening its position.According to the report, the number ...

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    Employee Benefits/Capita Pensions Research 2013

    29 July 2013

    Read digital version of Employee Benefits/Capita Pensions Research 2013.It reveals:scheme type - the schemes proving most popular with employers and contribution rates being adopted for auto-enrolment;communication - how employers are communicating their pension schemes and why;default investments - employers’ default options and employee take-up;auto-enrolment - top tips from employers that ...

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    Healthcare research 2013

    28 May 2013

    Employee Benefits’ Healthcare Research 2013 reports on employers’ current healthcare issues and attitudes to, for example, what they believe their healthcare benefits are achieving for their workforce.The research also covers: The actions employers are likely to take around healthcare provision in the next 12 months; How the economic climate has ...

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    The Benefits Research 2013

    29 April 2013

    The research covers benefits technology, company cars, employee engagement, financial education, flexible benefits, share schemes,health and wellbeing, pension schemes, voluntary benefits and international benefits.The report also examines employers’ benefits strategies and changes over the last few years, plus planned changes for the year ahead.Topics include:Why respondents offer benefitsThe issues shaping ...

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    Employee Benefits/Towers Watson Flexible benefits research 2013

    15 April 2013

    The Employee Benefits/Towers Watson Flexible benefits research 2013 is our annual guide to the latest trends in flexible benefits.The 15th annual Employee Benefits research report on the latest flexible benefits trends covers:Attitudes to flexible benefitsStructures of flexible benefitsBenefits on offer in flexible benefits schemesLegislation affecting flexible benefitsAdministration of flexible benefits ...

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    EIOPA publishes research on default investment funds

    1 April 2013

    Default investment funds are used by only 50% of members’ pension schemes, according to research by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA).The survey, which was conducted as a follow-up to EIOPA’s advice to the European Commission on the review of institutions for occupational retirement provision (Iorps), looked into ...

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    Round-up of health and wellbeing research 2-12 to 2013

    25 March 2013

    Employee Benefits has perused the past year’s health and wellbeing research to pull out the top issues that employers and employees are facing around workplace health.Mounting workplace stress, absence management and the affordability of healthcare benefits have been some of the biggest concerns in 2012 and early 2013.The Employee Benefits/Cigna ...

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    Employee Benefits/Premier Pensions and Workplace Savings Research 2012

    4 September 2012

    Download the full report here.Key findingsAuto-enrolmentRetail Distribution ReviewSchemes on offerAttitudesWorkplace savingsInvestmentSponsor’s commentHear Debi O’ Donovan, editor of Employee Benefits, discuss the results of the research in a webinar, produced by PremierEditor’s commentWith just months to go before the UK’s largest employers must comply with the incoming auto-enrolment pension reforms, many ...

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    Employee Benefits/ Premier pensions and workplace savings research 2012

    6 August 2012

    As auto-enrolment approaches, many employers’ attention is now firmly fixed on what compliance means for their organisation, according to the Employee Benefits/Premier pensions and workplace savings research 2012.Just under three-quarters (72%) of respondents said they have a project plan in place, while 69% have planned their budget for the changes.Three-quarters ...

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    Employee Benefits Pensions and Workplace Savings Research 2012: Attitudes

    29 July 2012

    Many employers have a long history of taking responsibility for the long-term financial wellbeing of their staff . Twelve years ago, 68% of respondents to the Employee Benefits Pensions strategy research 2000 told us this was the case in their organisation. This figure has remained consistently high over the past ...