Tag Archives: Human Resources

What do we mean by good?

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

Spending time in Liverpool this week has given me the chance of spending time with clients, fellow advisers and those who market the products our clients use. The NAPF Conference is a time when you can look at what you are doing , compare … Continue reading →

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How will employers chose their pension plans?

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

As everyone should now know, employers are going to have to provide a pension plan and some  money to fund their staff’s retirement. The rules and guidance are complex but the idea is simple – “you’re in”. But “in” to what. … Continue reading →

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Auto-enrolment;- the story so far

Posted on September 15, 2012 by

Payroll managers are playing an increasingly important role in the formation of their business’ pension strategies. Continue reading →

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DC isn’t working says Hymans Robertson- I agree – let’s change that!

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

Pensions apathy from companies and employees is creating a new labour headache for UK PLC and delivering poor outcomes for employees on their pensions. Suspicions that defined contribution (DC) company pensions are failing have been confirmed in a new report by … Continue reading →

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“Ambitious” pensions can save you from staging a disaster

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

Organisations with 500 or more employees have been written to recently by the DWP with a reminder that in 2013 they have to “stage” auto-enrolment. Companies which historically provide and promote pensions to their staff will take all this in their stride But staging … Continue reading →

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Reformation The Mallowstreet Party

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

Vincent Franklin looked out from what used to be the roof of City Telephone Exchange. The Exchange (according to Con Keating) had walls fifteen metres thick and had been built to withstand a nuclear bomb. They’d pulled it down to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bankers, Change, Church of England, corporate governance, economics, Fred Goodwin, leadership, mallowstreet, Olympics, Olympics 2012, pension playpen, pensions, redington, Retirement | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Why First Actuarial focuses on Payroll

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

According to a survey published this week by the CIPP , payroll will take charge of implementing auto-enrolment at 40%, HR at 29% and pension providers/departments at 13% of employers. Yet most pension advisers are still reluctant to talk with payroll professionals about the staging … Continue reading →

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Auto-enrolment – working out who does what.

Posted on July 8, 2012 by

The hard part in establishing a process to stage auto enrolment and manage it each payroll period is not working out what needs to be done. Process maps exist that will help you understand the scope and complexity of the task. It’s the … Continue reading →

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Good boss / bad boss

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

1. Business is a playground, not a battlefield. Average bosses see business as a conflict between companies, departments and groups. They build huge armies of “troops” to order about, demonize competitors as “enemies,” and treat customers as “territory” to be … Continue reading →

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A hunger to educate – more on Popcorn Pensions

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Hunger is not a word you’d associate with actuaries. One of our clients described the team working for her as “happy puppies” who approached the task of educating members with ” hunger“. These are not words that exist in the … Continue reading →

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