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US: mid-year review and outlook
By Felix Wintle, Manager of the Neptune US Opportunities FundH1 2014Economic data: after last year’s strength, economic data has disappointed. Indeed, the economy contracted 2.9 per cent in the first three months of the year — the US economy’s worst performance for five years. However, rather than a symptom of ...
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UK: mid-year review and outlook
By Mark Martin, manager of the Neptune UK Mid Cap Fund, and Scott MacLennan, manager of the Neptune UK Opportunities FundH1 2014 Equity markets continued to show strength: despite a strong rally in 2013 driven by a market-wide re-rating, equity markets continued to generate positive returns for investors. Economic activity ...
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Reforming India: just the beginning
A false dawn?There have been false dawns before. But we believe this time is different for three reasons:Firstly, the strength of the BJP government is unprecedented.Secondly, the electorate has voted directly for economic growth and development over populism and caste.And thirdly, this presidential-style election was essentially won by one individual, ...
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Improving health and wellbeing through pensions auto-enrolment
Evidence of this can be seen in research from Group Risk Development (GRiD). In its Group Risk Employer Research, which was conducted last October, it found that a quarter (24 per cent) were looking to increase their employee benefit spend. In addition, it found that a further 20 per cent ...
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Sub-Saharan Africa Near-Term Outlook
1. Investment and continued domestic demandIn low-income countries, a move towards political stability is enabling massive investments that will continue to drive domestic demand. Since the end of its civil conflict in 2002, Sierra Leone has made important economic changes, expanding its mining production and increasing its investment in infrastructure. ...
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Japan Economic Insight
Visit the Neptune Japan Opportunities Fund Page.Visit neptunebigideas.com for more market views and comment from Neptune.*Lipper, in Yen with net income re-invested. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.James Dowey and Paul Caruana-Galizia are economists at Neptune Investment ManagementImportant Information: This is not for retail clients. It is ...
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Supplier articleTop tweets from the Employee Benefits Summit
@Miczar75 – Very interesting so far and a lot of opportunities for interaction with peers #EBSummit@janetyjanet – Are your employees both well AND engaged? It’s no good having one without the other #EBSummit@WendyHall2012 – Sarah Purnell [of Tesco] says we need to rethink reward offerings given shifting consumer expectations, workforce ...
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Supplier articleLast month's top stories in numbers
23% – The percentage of pension members at creative communications agency Imagination who have increased their contributions after the launch of a workplace savings platform.10 – The number of Members of Parliament, out of 650, who donate to charity directly from their pay. £50,000 – The amount Polycom is aiming ...
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Supplier articleTop 15 stories on the website last month
1. Asda staff launch equal pay case 2. BT and Unilever launch report on depression 3. Employers focus on improving staff engagement 4. Why benefits professionals need to consider corporate social responsibility 5. Barclays partners The Positive Ageing Company to support ageing workforce 6. How to win finance director buy-in ...
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Supplier articleTop discussion on LinkedIn
In her weekly blog, Debi O’Donovan, editor of Employee Benefits, asked why some large employers are re-doing pensions auto-enrolment.She wrote: “In the past few weeks, just about every pensions adviser and provider I have spoken to has talked about how increasing numbers of employers which have already staged for auto-enrolment ...
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Health Shield pays 97.5 per cent of all claims made during 2013
The most common reasons for claims were dental and optical-related healthcare benefits (52 per cent), chiropody, health and wellbeing therapies and physiotherapy (36 per cent).According to Health Shield, 2.5 per cent of claims were declined for a mix of reasons, including:Maximum amount already paid — 25 per centReceipt too old ...
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April 2014's top stories in numbers
67% The percentage of respondents concerned about the potential complexities and increased administrative burden of the government’s incoming shared parental leave system, according to research by Norton Rose Fulbright. 1,400 The number of Mazars Employee Benefits staff who have access to its new employee discounts scheme. 35% The percentage of ...
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India Election Update
More than 800 million Indians will go to the election polls in the next month as they participate in the largest global democratic exercise of its kind. These elections are critical since global investors are evaluating all emerging markets through the lens of reform potential. The frontrunner in India, Narendra ...
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Supplier articleTop 15 stories on the website
1. Tax and legislation changes taking effect in April2. The impact of an ageing workforce on a benefits strategy3. Google opens on-site wellness centre in Ireland4. All employers need to know about car salary sacrifice schemes5. Employers must support staff with mental health issues6. Employee Benefits Connect 2014 speaker slides ...
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Health Shield makes progress against ambitious targets
Against the backdrop of a depressed economy, Health Shield continues to make progress against ambitious targets. The insurer delivered £6.4m in new business sales, which was a nine per cent increase year on year. The economy growing at less than one per cent a year and many businesses are struggling ...
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Neptune video: UK economy: a sustainable recovery?
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Neptune video: Abenomics: the impetus for Japan’s fast-track recovery?
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Last month's top stories in numbers
73% of respondents in EMEA actively communicate with staff about their compensation and benefits packages, according to research by Aon Hewitt. 20,000 BT employees will receive a payout from the maturity of a five-year sharesave scheme. £203 million The amount John Lewis employees will share in a bonus payout. 24 ...
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Neptune video: a bull case for US equities?
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Neptune’s Paul Caruana-Galizia: what’s behind the UK’s recovery?
1. What explains the recent acceleration in growth? UK banking sector losses were concentrated in non-UK assets. Improving credit provision depended on deleveraging happening overseas, particularly in the eurozone. As external conditions improve, largely due to European Central Bank intervention, the UK’s banking system is recuperating and domestic financial ...