December
2003
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NAPF
launches employer pensions guide
The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has released
a new guide for employers which sets out the options available
to firms making retirement provision for their employees
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19/12/03 |
Long
term care insurance suffers another blow
Following the decision of Lifetime Care, part of Axa PPP
Healthcare, to pull out of the long term care insurance market,
Norwich Union (NU) has also decided to cease offering the product
in January 2004 |
16/12/03 |
Opra
calls for comment on whistleblowing guidance
The Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (Opra) has
invited comments from the pensions industry on proposed guidance
for voluntary whistleblowers |
15/12/03 |
PPF
concerns reiterated
More than 40% of finance directors are concerned about the
proposals for a Pension Protection Fund (PPF), according to
a survey by Prudential |
15/12/03 |
CIS
re-structures
Co-operative Insurance Society (CIS) has taken to decision
to cease its dedicated sales operation for group pensions, sold
both directly to businesses and via Employee Benefit Consultants
(EBCs), following a review of its existing corporate pensions
operation |
14/12/03 |
Fears
rife over A-day compliance
Continued uncertainty surrounding simplification is causing
concern among industry professionals who fear it will be close
to impossible to implement the necessary changes in time for
A-day |
13/12/03 |
IR
white paper offers mixed bag
Following the flurry of industry uproar urging the government
to press on with simplification after Gordon Brown threatened
to scrap the plans, comments directly related to the Inland
Revenue's (IR's) white paper on simplification, should it go
ahead, have been mainly positive |
12/12/03 |
Strategy
beats stock selection, says survey
Balanced
pooled pension funds achieved an average return of 41.1 per
cent for the ten months to the end of October 2003, according
to the latest results from the HSBC Actuaries and Consultants
Limited's (HACL) IMAGE survey |
11/12/03 |
The
wait continues for simplification decisions
After a year of waiting for a decision from the Revenue
on pension scheme tax simplification, we have finally received
an answer: you'll have to wait longer |
11/12/03 |
Companies
reject need for corporate governance regulation
Nine out of ten companies reject the need for strict EU
legislation concerning corporate governance, according to new
research from outsourcing and consultancy firm Hewitt Associates
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10/12/03 |
Solid
returns expected for commercial property
UK commercial property, having produced strong relative
results over three, five and ten year periods, will continue
to provide solid returns in 2004, according to Credit Suisse
Asset Management |
09/12/03 |
Northern
trust launches web tool
Northern Trust, a global custody, asset administration and
investment management service provider, has launched an automated
trade execution monitoring tool; Trade Execution Analysis
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09/12/03 |
