Equitable Life compensation bid expected
6 September, 2010
BBC News: Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are to make a final bid to persuade the government to pay them full compensation.
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Bankers' bonus tax failed, admits Alistair Darling
3 September, 2010
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Banks are cutting use of bonuses to recruit
3 September, 2010
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Ben Bernanke: new regulations may prompt ' too big to fail' banks to break up
3 September, 2010
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Europe agrees new agencies to supervise financial firms
3 September, 2010
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SocGen fined £1.6m in latest FSA crackdown
26 August, 2010
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FSA says bank trading needs tougher rules
26 August, 2010
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PPF unveils plans to fund all future pension benefits
25 August, 2010
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Tax regime drives 20pc of big businesses to consider leaving UK
25 August, 2010
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Zurich UK fined £2m for data loss
25 August, 2010
Independent: The UK operation of Zurich Insurance was fined a record £2.28m yesterday for losing the confidential personal details of 46,000 British customers.
Comment
A fine balance
September 2009
Steve Webb MP argues that although equality between men and women’s pensions is improving, there is still a long way to go
Freeze before the thaw
July 2009
Levy may go up by more than inflation when the economy recovers, warns Alan Rubenstein
A failure of guidance
May 2009
These are treacherous times for all those navigating the minefield of occupational pension schemes.
Reports
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Analysis
Courting disaster
September 2010
Recent legal cases have shown that documentation problems must be addressed sooner rather than later
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An impractical vehicle
July 2010
Plans to extend Solvency II and pension lifeboat funds are doomed to fail
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The Regulator takes a stand
January 2010
David Norgrove is right to doubt transfer incentives and raises further suspicions
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Devil in the detail
July 2010
Employers must act fast to preserve their right to reclaim a scheme surplus
Crime and punishment
January 2010
There is no need for pension funds to join in banker-bashing. Enough has been done already
Features
Legal quarterly
May 2010
In the first of a quarterly series on legal matters, Margaret Taylor examines the impact of the key pensions cases working their way through the courts
Lost in the maze
January 2010
Employers trying to amend their pension benefits can find themselves lost in the wording of the scheme rules finds Pamela Atherton
A clear picture
December 2009
The verdict in a high profile court case is shortly expected to define money purchase pension schemes once and for all, explains Margaret Taylor
Nip and tuck
November 2009
A review of the infamous ‘section 75’ law was badly needed. But the current consultation, says Anthony Harrington, puts forward only cosmetic changes
Follow the right steps
28 September, 2009
The recent Yell pension scheme case has shown that establishing guidelines on how to handle terminations of contract is essential, says Margaret Taylor
The personal accounts police
September 2009
The personal accounts regime will be strictly patrolled. Pamela Atherton investigates who will be responsible for keeping employers in check – and how how they will enforce the law
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