News and Views
Speculation on pension tax relief
22/02/2012
The Budget is less than a month away, and as usual there is some speculation about pension tax relief.
Contingent assets recertification deadline
17/02/2012
All contingent assets must be recertified by 5pm on 30 March. Any contingent asset not recertified by then cannot be taken into account in the calculation of the 2012/13 PPF levy.
DTZ sees increased employee engagement with new flexible benefits scheme
07/02/2012
UK property company DTZ has re-launched its flexible benefits scheme after switching to Bluefin's online portal, Orbit.
Technology comes to the fore
31/01/2012
Robin Hames, Head of Technical, Marketing and Research at Bluefin, talks about the crucial role technology will play in interacting with HR and Payroll systems when introducing automatic enrolment.
Leg and Reg Newsletter - February 2012
31/01/2012
This newsletter has been produced as a monthly digest of developments in the regulatory sphere that would or could affect your business.
Bluefin responds to DWP announcement
on delay of auto-enrolment dates
25/01/2012
Following today's announcement on the revised staging dates for automatic enrolment, Bluefin responds and relaunches its calculator inline with the update.
Consultation on GMP equalisation
25/01/2012
There is a lot of brouhaha about the DWP consultation on GMP equalisation, part of a consultation package on PPF rules and wider pension scheme equalisation that is running until April, but what exactly has changed?
2011: The Year in Review
20/01/2012
To illustrate the number of regulatory changes you have had to deal with, we have published a digest of the most important regulatory developments over the past year and the major events that lie ahead in 2012.
Leg and Reg Newsletter - January 2012
05/01/2012
This newsletter has been produced as a monthly digest of developments in the regulatory sphere that would or could affect your business.
John Simmonds steps down from Chairman role
04/01/2012
Bluefin Advisory Services (BAS) has confirmed that John Simmonds has stepped down from his role as Chairman of Bluefin Corporate Consulting and Bluefin Wealth Management.
A time to buy-in pension liabilities
28/12/2011
Eamonn O'Connor considers some of the issues involved with conducting pensioner buy-ins.
Orbit impresses in the 2011 e-Excellence survey
12/12/2011
The 2011 Finance & Technology Research Centre e-Excellence survey has now been published and it sees Orbit, our employee benefits portal receive top ratings yet again.
Bluefin finds trustees are in danger of 'rubbernecking their own accident'
12/12/2011
A recent survey of pension scheme trustees by Bluefin Corporate Consulting suggests that, while more trustees are now closely monitoring the performance of their portfolio, many still do not have the mechanisms to act on their findings.
Bluefin's online portal breaks through the £1billion barrier
08/12/2011
Bluefin, the award-winning employee benefits consultancy, has confirmed that over £1bn of defined contribution pension funds are now invested via its online benefits portal, Orbit.
The impact of defined benefit pensions on
corporate bond spreads
07/12/2011
The Actuarial Profession hosted a forum event in October showcasing research undertaken by alumni of Imperial College Business School. The event was entitled 'Pension research topics - asset allocation, loan capital costs and Solvency II.' Ruth Ward, an Investment Consultant at Bluefin, presented the results of her MSc dissertation on the impact of defined benefit pensions on corporate bond spreads.
Leg and Reg Newsletter - December 2011
30/11/2011
This newsletter has been produced as a monthly digest of developments in the regulatory sphere that would or could affect your business. It covers new and draft legislation, topical court cases, consultations, and guidance and reports from relevant official bodies.
Bluefin launches Retirement Gateway
on its Orbit Benefits Portal
16/11/2011
Bluefin Corporate Consulting, a leading national provider of employee benefits, has launched Retirement Gateway on its employee benefits portal, Orbit, to help employees understand and prepare for retirement.
Smaller schemes take on daily monitoring
14/11/2011
With recent market volatility it is little wonder why trustees of smaller to medium sized schemes are starting to take a more regular interest in the management of their portfolio strategies. In an article published by Pensions Week, Jamie Patterson, an Investment Consultant at Bluefin, discusses why his clients are finding it worthwhile.
The countdown begins
11/11/2011
With pensions automatic enrolment set for October 2012, UK employers have their work cut out to get their existing benefits systems up to scratch in time for the new regime. Bluefin's Robin Hames tells Chief Executive Officer magazine about how advanced technology remains the key to meeting this goal.
Auto-enrolment - 'Much still to be done'
08/11/2011
The article 'Much still to be done' in November's issue of Corporate Adviser, talks about the vast auto-enrolment project and the views of pensions professionals on what still needs to be done for it to go ahead smoothly.
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