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Kristian Brunt-Seymour

Kristian Brunt-Seymour

Kristian is Senior Correspondent at Professional Pensions covering pensions-related news, commentary and analysis for finance, HR and benefits professionals.

This includes risk reduction, risk management, defined benefit, defined contribution, auto-enrolment, law, legislation and regulation.

Kristian over four years experience as an NCTJ-accredited journalst. He is also a member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).

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Articles by Kristian Brunt-Seymour

Employee Benefits

Employers affect employee health but lack financial backing

Three-quarters (75%) of employers believe they are responsible for positively influencing employee health.

clock 27 January 2016 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

Employers largely unaware of Fit for Work service launch

Few employers have been made officially aware of the availability of Fit for Work (FfW) according to new research.

clock 27 January 2016 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

WSB Research Forum: Three quarters of employers concerned about carers benefits in 2016

An overwhelming majority (73%) felt either moderately concerned or very concerned about supporting employees with carer responsibilities.

clock 27 January 2016 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

Over half of employees experience mental health problems

Over half (57%) of employees have suffered from mental health problems with stress (43%) and depression (26%) the most commonly experienced problems.

clock 27 January 2016 • 2 min read

Employee Benefits

High CEO pay demotivates employees

Employers have been urged to change executive bonuses and incentives as workers believe CEOs are overpaid.

clock 27 January 2016 • 3 min read

Employee Benefits

WSB Research Forum: Benefits professionals fear pension tax reform in 2016

Pension tax reform is the big fear for benefits professionals in 2016 - with half (47%) of employers saying it is their biggest concern.

clock 27 January 2016 • 1 min read

Law and Regulation

Shadow pensions minister urges shift to fairer retirement system

Angela Raynor has called for the creation of a retirement system which ensures a "secure retirement regardless of background" in her first major speech since taking on the shadow pensions brief.

clock 26 January 2016 • 1 min read

Defined Contribution

Nearly two-thirds of trust-based schemes have not embraced drawdown

More than 60% of trust-based schemes do not provide access to a flexible drawdown facility, suggesting a slow response to the April freedoms, according to Willis Towers Watson.

clock 26 January 2016 • 2 min read

Appointments

BoE's Andrew Bailey appointed FCA chief

To replace McDermott

clock 26 January 2016 • 2 min read

Defined Benefit

European pension funds lead the way on gender diversity

Pension fund boards and executive committees across Europe have shown the strongest female representation in the capital markets sector, according to a report by New Financial.

clock 25 January 2016 • 1 min read
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