All Supplier article articles – Page 173
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Five check-points to becoming ‘pension freedom’ ready
So what’s happening in less than one month, Easter? End of the tax year? New holiday entitlement? All that, yes, but the introduction of pension freedoms also becomes a reality. Here are five areas employers and trustees should be focusing on in the next four weeks:1. Engagement StrategyEmployers and trustees ...
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Supplier article#EBAsks answers key healthcare benefits questions
The inaugural Employee Benefits Twitter takeover took place on 10 March in partnership with Johnson Fleming.A number of questions were asked and answered on Maximising the value of your protection, health and wellbeing benefits Winter School tutorial video by Angela Jones, senior consultant at Johnson Fleming.The event took place between ...
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Supplier articleEmployee Benefits Connect 2015 speaker slides
Where speakers have given approval, we have uploaded the slides for sessions at Employee Benefits Connect 2015.We would like to say a huge thank you to all our speakers for their inspiration, ideas and input in to Employee Benefits Connect 2015. K1 - The future of pensions - what’s next ...
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(Another) downhill stroll — retirement planning
As we recently covered in our article ‘A downhill stroll’, the decision to retire has changed for older workers, with many now considering some form of continued employment after state pension age has been reached. Today’s findings (based on a survey of more than 2,200 working adults) support the theory ...
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How well can a doctor know a patient from their notes alone?
If a client is suffering from a serious illness, they might feel they need a second medical opinion to help get to the bottom of things, or to be reassured about a course of treatment. And if they’re feeling unsure about their condition, they may want a second opinion from ...
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India budget: BJP focuses on growth
Investment RisksThis Fund may have a high volatility rating and forecasts/past performance are not a guide to future performance. The value of an investment and any income from it can fall as well as rise as a result of market and currency fluctuations and your clients may not get back ...
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Neptune video: Indian valuations and Modi’s pro-investment agenda
// Investment RisksThis Fund may have a high volatility rating and forecasts/past performance are not a guide to future performance. The value of an investment and any income from it can fall as well as rise as a result of market and currency fluctuations and your clients may not get ...
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Thinking of expanding overseas?
International private medical insurance (IPMI) can be a complex business, especially when you need to find cover that complies with all the local legislations and regulations of a chosen country. For example, did you know that new laws in Dubai will put the burden of providing healthcare cover firmly on ...
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Another growing blip on the pensions radar…
So what is the automatic transfers project, why is it being introduced and what does it mean for employers?To understand the necessity of this issue, we need to consider how automatic enrolment (AE) has changed the dynamics of workplace pensions in the UK. Before 2012, it could be argued that ...
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Identifying best-in-class UK stocks — Mark Martin, Neptune UK Opportunities Fund
brightcove.createExperiences();Investment RisksThis Fund may have a high volatility rating and forecasts/past performance are not a guide to future performance. The value of an investment and any income from it can fall as well as rise as a result of market ...
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Three questions for employers…
The above should be of no surprise to anyone who has been following the childcare costs story of the last few years. Given that this is a subject that affects millions of working families, expect to see this topic appearing in the 2015 manifestos of the major political parties soon.However, ...
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Pension freedoms: stop the scams
With so many potential scams just over the horizon, it’s going to be important that employers alert their employees to the potential dangers of such scams, and how best to avoid them.It’s also likely that employers will be well placed to spot new scams and scammers that may be targeting ...
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Taking better care of your clients
How can you convince people to keep coming back to you for advice? Making sure they realise the extra value you can offer is key, so it makes sense to look closely at the added-value services on offer in the protection market.Most providers include something extra in their plans — ...
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Feeling flat as a pancake about the changes to pensions legislation?
Deciding the extent of flexibility to offer within your scheme requires precise engagement with members to ensure the options available are clear, chosen with due care and limit the member’s exposure to any unintended consequences. So how can trustees sensibly approach April 2015 to provide flexibility that members will understand ...
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Strong dollar can be a powerful driver of UK dividend growth in 2015
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Defensive lines for pension savings
New pension freedoms safeguardsIn late January, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposed some new safeguards to help savers avoid making poor (or potentially disastrous) decisions under the new pension freedoms that come fully into force on 6 April 2015. The new freedoms will effectively allow savers aged over 55 to ...
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Auto-enrolment — don’t leave it too late…
At the end of 2014, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) reported that it had issued 1,139 warning notices to UK businesses and, of those, 169 firms received fines for AE non-compliance. This announcement was a clear message to all that failure to comply would result in action and, potentially, a penalty ...
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Show your business some love
Business owners recognise the need for protecting their business premises, stock and so on as part of their business continuity plans, but often overlook the potentially devastating impact to their business of losing an employee that they rely on financially. This individual could be you.Who might be key to your ...