The dawning of a new era for pensions

With the end of the rocky Isa season of 2001 comes the introduction of the first new pension vehicle for more than a decade stakeholder pensions. So much has it been talked and written about you could be forgiven for thinking it has been around for two years already. But no, its official launch is the 6 April and, as of 7 October, employers will have to offer access to the product if their employees are considered relevant. That gives employers and intermediaries alike just over five months to figure out if their employees are relevant or not not as easy as one would think. As Scottis...