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Our aim is to keep our corporate clients fully informed of the latest developments within global markets as well as the world of business finance, employeee benefits and corporate financial planning matters.
Our aim is to keep our corporate clients fully informed of the latest developments within global markets as well as the world of business finance, employeee benefits and corporate financial planning matters.
Employee benefits are a key part of the process of motivating and rewarding your employees. So as a business owner or director, how do you plan to encourage employee engagement over the Christmas period as a way of saying thank you?
Auto-enrolment has been going for six years this month and the take-up so far has been very good. But auto-enrolment is a marathon not a sprint. It is an ongoing process, and the next round of contribution rises are now only 6 months away. So will the momentum be maintained and what should employers be doing to help the process? And is now the time to review your pension provider?
As owner or director of a small to medium sized business (SME), you are now a pension provider, courtesy of auto-enrolment. But what sort of pension should you have for yourself? You can obviously opt for an ordinary personal pension, but many owners choose a SIPP (self-invested personal pension) or SSAS (small self-administered scheme) instead.
A new report shows that the performance of pension default funds have delivered significantly worse returns for those in auto-enrolment than the wider market.
For small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) looking for investment to grow their business, the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) can make a major difference.
Auto-enrolment minimum contributions are set to increase by law from the current minimum rates on 6 April 2018, with a second phase due on 6 April 2019. This means that auto-enrolment contributions must increase to the new minimum levels, to ensure that your pension remains as a qualifying scheme.
The recent auto-enrolment review by the Department for Work and Pensions covered most of the key issues facing workplace pensions. However, it did not talk a great deal about one of the major issues - the adequacy and suitability of the investments underpinning the provision of auto-enrolment schemes.
25/4/2024
Nearly 90% of business now comes from its stores, the retailer says, as it reports a rise in food sales.
March 9, 2024
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