ALEXANDER FORBES NATIONAL PENSION INDEX FALLS 4.2% IN SIX MONTHS
Septembers' release of Alexander Forbes National Pension Index shows a worrying trend with retirement income expectations falling 38% since the Millenium.
20/09/2011
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NEW APPOINTMENT
Alexander Forbes Healthcare announces new senior appointment - Brian Colman.
06/09/2011
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RISK PROFILING
Against the backdrop of inadequate DC pension funding, Steve Watson discusses the use of risk profiling in the DC market and the potential solution to the FSA’s concerns.
17/08/2011
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BENEFITS HOLD THE KEY TO EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
For many, the subject of employee engagement can feel like an esoteric idea, dreamt up at a business school to help management consultants extract more fees. This may sound cynical but it is still a commonly held view of business ideas that seem intangible and theoretical.
27/07/2011
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NEW APPOINTMENT
Alexander Forbes Offshore announces new senior appointment - Richard Buchanan
18/07/2011
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS RESEARCH 2011
Regardless of employer size, a common theme emerges from this year’s research – the very real twin challenges all organisations are facing: to increase productivity levels while, at the same time, driving through cost-control measures.
16/05/2011
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INFLATION
Economists and politicians often consider inflation and interest rates as the most important issues in economics. More often than not they discuss inflation in negative terms.
27/04/2011
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NEW STOCKS & SHARES ISA
Alexander Forbes Wealth Management has launched a Stocks & Shares ISA, which offers a range of six ‘best of breed’ funds for clients to select from and invest in their ISA.
07/03/2011
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RISK PROFILING
Following the recent FSA paper on adviser use of risk profiling, tools widely used by the advice industry are having their validity (or at least their application) seriously questioned.
07/03/2011
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