All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 829
-
ArticleFinancial Ombudsman Service promotes Karen Smith
The Financial Ombudsman Service has promoted Karen Smith to organisational wellbeing manager from her previous role of reward and wellbeing manager.Smith has worked at the Financial Ombudsman Service since May 2007, and has held roles such as benefits and wellbeing consultant and HR officer, reward.
-
AnalysisUnum: How to create an effective workplace health and wellbeing strategy
Key points Workplace wellbeing is playing an increasingly important role in helping employers to attract and retain staff. The effectiveness of a health and wellbeing strategy relies on employers factoring the make-up of their workforce into their strategy design.Employers can benchmark competitors’ benefits to help generate initiatives to fill any ...
-
ArticleWillis Employee Benefits partners Benefex
Willis Employee Benefits has partnered benefits provider Benefex to create a new approach to employee benefits.The partnership will combine human capital, employee benefits brokerage and consultancy services with benefits technology and communications.Willis and Benefex will work together to create new products and services for employers. Their strategy will also have ...
-
ArticleNational Grid outsources pension fund management
National Grid is to outsource the fund management of its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme’s assets. The organisation, which runs the power network in England and Wales, took the decision to implement a new stratgegy following a review of its investment and governance model.The board of trustees of the National ...
-
Supplier article
Monthly highlights: Delayed, not derailed
By Lucy O’Carroll and Paul Diggle, Investment Solutions, AberdeenThe global economic upturn has been slightly delayed by a weaker-than-expected first quarter, but has not been derailed. We have revised our 2015 global growth forecast down to 3.3 per cent from 3.4 per cent last month. While the adjustment is modest, ...
-
Supplier article
Dazed and confused
By Hugh Young, Managing Director, Equities, Aberdeen"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness." Famous words written about an earlier period of upheaval. But they could just as well be describing the contradictions in ...
-
Supplier article
Handle with caution
By Nicholas Yeo, Director and Head of Equities (China/Hong Kong), AberdeenWe’ve been visiting China a lot of late. Last year our fund managers made 190 company visits to the mainland, and that’s not including the meetings with management teams based in Hong Kong, from where we do the majority of ...
-
Supplier article
Global economics: Q1 review and outlook
James Dowey, Investment Director, Chief EconomistChina and Japan have both performed strongly so far this year, while the UK and Europe are going through periods of political uncertainty. In contrast, the US has experienced a temporary soft patch, but the lower oil price is proving to be a boon for ...
-
Supplier article
Risk-free path to pensions is a myth
Robin Geffen, Fund Manager and CEOAre you taking enough risk? Robin Geffen, Founder of Neptune and Manager of the top performing Global Alpha Fund, discusses the importance of accepting enough volatility in planning for retirement.Click here to read the full articleImportant informationInvestment risksThe value of an investment and any income ...
-
ArticleGail Khan: What does the future hold for dependants' pensions?
The change in the way that pensions are being provided now means that there is no future for dependants’ pensions.Dependants’ pensions are a legacy feature, which is more closely associated with a bygone era of pension benefits provided under final salary schemes that included generous provisions for dependants, and escalation ...
-
ArticleTracey Dawson: What does the future hold for dependants' pensions?
From April 2015, workers are able to access their pension savings more flexibly. Gone are the days of being railroaded into an annuity at retirement. Employees are now free to withdraw their savings as a one-off lump sum, or as a series of lump sums, and use the money for ...
-
ArticleAlmost a third receive no workplace benefits
Nearly a third (31%) of employee respondents do not receive any workplace benefits, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.Its survey of more than 850 employees found that this was an increase of 5% from the 26% who reported this in 2014.The research found that almost a quarter (24%) ...
-
ArticlePremier Foods’ DB pensions deficit falls £400 million
Premier Foods’ defined benefit (DB) pension schemes combined deficit has fallen by almost two-thirds in the 15 months to April 2015.The firm, which owns the Oxo, Mr Kipling and Bisto brands, revealed in its preliminary results that its pension deficit shortfall had dropped from £603.3 million to £211.8 million over ...
-
ArticleHerbert Smith Freehills adds mental health mentors
Law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has launched a mental health mentoring programme for its 1,714 staff at its London and Belfast offices.Its mental health mentor programme will provide access to a network of more than 60 individuals who can give advice, support and mentoring on mental health issues.The mentors from ...
-
ArticleGovernment to press ahead with pensions agenda
The government will continue to press ahead with its pensions agenda from where it last left off, and the Employee Benefits Post-Election Special briefing will help HR and benefits professionals to anticipate the forthcoming likely changes, according to expert panellist Tim Middleton, technical lead at the Pensions Management Institute. The ...
-
Supplier article
India: Buffett, Burgers and the Hallelujah Chorus
Kunal Desai, Head of Indian EquitiesWhile summing up India’s performance through April, one of Warren Buffett’s adages springs to mind. “When hamburgers go down in price, we sing the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ in the Buffett household. When hamburgers go up in price, we weep. For most people, it’s the same with ...
-
Supplier article
Big Question: Neptune UK Mid Cap contrarian calls
Mark Martin, Investment Director, Head of UK EquitiesAt 10 per cent of the portfolio, Carpetright is a major holding in the Neptune UK Mid Cap Fund and one of its most contrarian positions, based primarily on the company’s significant self-help potential as well as exposure to UK and European economic ...
-
Supplier article
Waiting for Godot at the US Federal Reserve
By Luke Bartholomew, Fixed Income Investment Manager, AberdeenInterest rates in the US have been anchored to the ground for six years as the world’s largest economy has slowly spluttered back to life. Recovery appears to be under way and despite the weakness in the first quarter, the moment when interest ...
-
Supplier article
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie — Hello, Les Femmes d’Alger (Investment Insight)
By Richard Dunbar, Senior Investment Strategist, Investment Solutions, AberdeenThe world’s larger auction houses have seen a lot of action over the last few weeks. This is a market that we don’t normally comment on, although much of what is going on is arguably symptomatic of something that we do regularly ...
-
ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories between 14-21 May on employeebenefits.co.uk:1. DLA Piper increases maternity benefits2. The evolution of family-friendly benefits3. Facebook sets pay and benefits standards for suppliers4. How sustainable is employee motivation in a zero or low pay rise environment?5. Willis Employee Benefits partners Benefex6. Oscar Mayer improves ...