We are delighted to announce that Charlie Forshaw has been awarded BWCI’s 2025 student bursary this year. Our bursary scheme, which has been operating for over 15 years, provides financial support throughout the student’s undergraduate studies, as well as a minimum of eight weeks’ practical work experience each year outside of university term… Read More »
BWCI is pleased to announce another bumper year with 13 staff promotions. Within our Pensions Administration team Emma Guilbert, Linda Priede and Enya Rabey have completed their initial training period to become Administrators, and Rachel Bihet has been promoted to Senior Administrator. Helen Marriott, who heads up our client accounting team has been… Read More »
By Will Bean at BWCI william.bean@bwcigroup.com “2024 saw record low mortality rates” The Continuous Mortality Investigation (“CMI”) publish regular quarterly updates on the trends observed in mortality rates in England and Wales. Their analysis is based on the death data published by the Office of National Statistics (“ONS”) and the latest update provides some interesting observations… Read More »
By Mark Colton at BWCI mark.colton@bwcigroup.com “It is difficult to find a combination of acceptable investments that suits everyone” SPF Whether you favour winter slopes or summer beaches (or both), you’ll be reaching for the sunscreen. The SPF (Sun Protection Factor) is a handy number telling us how strong the stuff is. It is easy to… Read More »
By Chris Collier at BWCI chris.collier@bwcigroup.com “lifestyles and behaviours gradually change over time” The composition of the “basket of goods” used to quantify inflation provides an interesting, but perhaps not immediately obvious, insight into how lifestyles and behaviours gradually change over time. The December 2024 Jersey RPI figure is the first to be based on… Read More »