Stakeholder plan offers opportunity

Stakeholder schemes conjure up for many visions of huge pension schemes for members of affinity groups such as trade unions, employer associations and of course the employees of companies with five or more members of staff that do not already operate a qualifying company pension scheme. The scale of this smaller company market should not be underestimated - just over two million people work for 310,000 companies employing between five and 19 staff, according to the Department of Trade and Industry. From inception, value for money has been a key objective for the Government and, despite co...