Employee Benefits

Jenny Blinch explores the growing convergence between the institutional and retail markets and the impact of this on the asset management industry

As DB goes into decline, the actuarial industry is being forced to ask itself difficult questions about the role of an actuary and where the profession is heading. Andrew Sheen reports

THE University of Surrey has launched a salary sacrifice scheme for employees who are members of the University Superannuation Scheme.

BUSINESSES must work harder to improve the reputation of defined contribution schemes, the Confederation of British Industry and Mercer warned today.

UK - Employers need to work harder to dispel the negative press defined contribution (DC) has attracted, despite many businesses reviewing staff schemes in recent times.

UK - Employees could boost pension contributions into their defined contribution (DC) pension schemes by up to 20% by embracing salary exchange, Fidelity International revealed today.

Human factors rather than policy are driving US workers to retire later, experts argued during debate organised by the Urban Institute in Washington DC last week.

LESS than half of workers are aware of the tax incentives of saving into a pension, B&CE Benefit Schemes says.

Nearly 40pc of employees will not take advantage of benefits provided in the workplace, AIG UK Benefits research shows.

UK - Most staff gravely underestimate how much their pensions cost employers, according to a survey from Aon Consulting.