Scottish Equitable

Employers need to do more to encourage young people to save, claims research by JPMorgan INVEST.

Scottish Equitable has improved its with-profits check up service to meet new guidelines from the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

The effects of age discrimination legislation on pensions and employee benefits may have to be proved by case law.

Despite over 60% of advisers believing transfer penalties are the biggest obstacle to pension asset consolidation, transfer business is on the increase.

Guidance from the Pensions Regulator on the role of death-in-service only schemes has still not made everything clear for trustees.

People postponing retirement saving until the white paper reforms come into effect in 2012 could lose up to 50% of their income.

Advisers taking on the role of scheme administrators may have less time than they think to complete Accounting for Tax forms.

Scottish Equitable has launched a new range of marketing material to help advisers encourage people into saving more.

Every employer should sensibly check the pension contributions made to employee plans are cleared by the local HMRC office until clearer guidance on rules is delivered, claims Winterthur Life's pension strategy director.

An apparent loophole which may allow individuals to pass on money from their pensions without attracting an Inheritance Tax (IHT) charge is being investigated by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC).