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February
2002 articles
Lift
off!
Uptake
of stakeholder pensions has so far been limited, and appears to
be largely missing the government's target market. Stuart Anderson
asks what role IFAs can play in making the product a success
Hot
topics
What's
hot and what's not? Pensions lawyers tell Catriona Dean about the
issues that have been firing them up
Rated
and recommended
How
should pooled fund managers' performance be assessed in order to
get a clear, fair picture? Arveen Bajaj discovers the ins and outs
of one of the most popular tools, the information ratio
A
meagre harvest
Howard Flight MP expresses an opposition
view in the annuities debate, and claims that the main problem with
compulsory annuity purchase is poor value for money and lack of
freedom of choice, not the inability to pass on assets to children
upon the annuitant's death
It's
all in the mix
Avenda Burnell Walsh looks at the ingredients that go towards making
a successful outsourced pensions administration package
Employee
benefits supplement
Responsible
adults?
Flexible
benefits programmes are becoming increasingly popular among employers
and employees alike. But, asks Mark Frary, can employees be relied
upon to take retirement provision seriously enough when they scan
the menu of perks on offer?
Staple
diet
Has
the push to provide access to pensions via stakeholder had any positive
knock on effects for sales of staple employee benefits such as group
life cover? Arveen Bajaj reports
Keeping
them hooked
Whatever
else is happening in the economy, senior executives still seem to
command top flight packages - and that includes employee benefits.
Nadine Wojakovski investigates
Post-natal
recession?
For many women taking time off work to have children, immediate
financial concerns tend towards redecorating the nursery or paying
for a baby-sitter. But without advance planning they could miss
out on a significant proportion of their retirement income, warns
Catriona Dean
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