Employee Benefits

Global Pensions gathered fund of hedge fund experts in London to discuss the outlook for the vehicle following the credit crunch, competition from replication vehicles and complaints of high fees and low transparency

JLT Benefit Solutions is to launch its own online benefits platform following its hire of a team of seven senior staff from Orbit Benefits.

COST pressures, workforce issues and union negotiations will be key issues affecting the Local Government Pension Scheme when personal accounts are introduced in 2012, delegates heard.

THE government will to amend the Pensions Bill 2007 to allow automatic enrolment into workplace personal pensions from 2012.

MERCER has appointed two client managers in a bid to boost the service it provides to multinational clients.

GETRONICS has launched an enhanced flexible benefits programme.

The Pensions Regulator has launched an online scheme maintenance system to improve communication between schemes and the organisation.

TD Waterhouse introduced five new benefits to its flexible benefits package at its first annual review.

JLT Benefit Solutions has launched an online benefits portal to help employers manage their employee benefit packages.

THE Pensions Advisory Service has launched a web-based annuity tool to help people approaching retirement with investment decisions.