pensions
FDs scrambling up and down the greasy pole
Research from the Reward Technology Forum shows that number of FTSE100 FDs and CFOs jumping ship in past year has escalated compared to previous years...
What’s in the pensions pipeline this year
Pensions analyst Laith Khalaf signposts some of 2009's milestones that responsible companies should consider and employees and self-employed executives ought to watch out for.
Five steps to protecting pensions
Consulting actuaries firm Punter Southall calls on the government to take the following steps to ease the pensions burden for 2009.
Insight into corporate pension issues
Glyn Jones, chief investment officer at P-Solve Asset Solutions, talks through some of the key investment issues facing company pension schemes including protecting defined contribution schemes and concluding that FRS17 calculations are currently made up.
Finding a long-term solution to the financial crisis
Colin Melvin, the chief executive of Hermes Equity Ownership Services, one of the world's largest institutional advisors with assets worth £50bn under stewardship, says pension funds and institutional investors failed in their responsibility to rein in banks' excesses or catch Madoff. He outlines what needs to be done to stop this happening again.
Course for finance directors and their pensions responsibilities
A leading UK actuarial company feels there is a gap in the knowledge of board-level directors about pensions' funding and actuarial valuations and launches a new course.
The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more