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 States of Guernsey have recently issued subordinate legislation in relation to Secondary pensions (“called the Secondary Pensions (Guernsey and Alderney) regulations, 2023”) and Statements of Practice which supplements The… 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 »
Our Commitment: Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030 BWCI’s carbon footprint reduced by 64% between 2019 and 2021 While BWCI has been adopting principles for sustainability in its business for a number of years, we formalised these in 2021 as part of our climate pledge to achieving Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030.… Read More »
Business owners have hundreds of things to keep track of, so that’s why at BWCI Pension Trustees Limited (“BWCI”) we keep our pension plans straightforward and transparent. In fact, the burden on employers is much smaller than most anticipate, and the benefits to workers are often life changing. The key word in all of this… Read More »
BWCI is encouraging employers not to delay their workplace pension arrangements, after the States agreed proposals for the biggest transformation to retirement savings the island has ever seen. At their meeting today politicians approved the secondary pensions proposals, which will create a big change to the culture around retirement savings. Employers will be legally required… Read More »