Stephen Ainsworth celebrates 50 years of service with BWCI September marks a significant landmark for Stephen Ainsworth, our Senior Partner, since he is celebrating the completion of fifty years of service with the BWCI Group and its antecedent businesses. It was in 1973 that Stephen joined the London Practice of Bacon & Woodrow as a… Read More »
by John Martin (Please contact John on 01481 728432 or email john.martin@bwcigroup.com if you wish to discuss this article or anything relating to secondary pensions). The attractions of a self-employed lifestyle are well-known – turn your passion into work, get a strong sense of fulfilment, set your own hours, take time off when you like,… Read More »
By Paige Wilson at BWCI paige.wilson@bwcigroup.com “It is likely that some trustee training will be required” Do you have a good mix of people on the board? How many pension trustee boards have asked themselves this question? It is certainly something that the UK Pensions Regulator is encouraging trustees to think about, with the publication of… Read More »
By Mark Colton at BWCI mark.colton@bwcigroup.com “No bank maintains sufficient capital to pay all its depositors at once.” Like a tabloid journalist’s headline, “CoCo pops” was inevitable, albeit a million miles away from the sugary breakfast cereal. “CoCo”s are a type of investment, and some of them have imploded spectacularly. What are CoCos? A “CoCo” is… Read More »
by John Martin (Please contact John on 01481 728432 or email john.martin@bwcigroup.com if you wish to discuss this article or anything relating to secondary pensions). It will soon be a mandatory requirement for all local businesses – regardless of industry or size of business – to enrol Designated Employees in an Approbated Pension Scheme and… Read More »