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New Czech Saving for Retirement Product 3 Months After its Launch

During the first quarter following the start of pension reform, 22,375 people entered into the so-called second pillar in the Czech Republic. While 4,624 people decided to enter the second pillar in January, the interest grew to 8,880 people in February. In March, interest remained at the February level

Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 June 2013 15:08

Trading on Your Assets

By Jackie Maguire, CEO, Coller IP

Interest in securing value from intangible assets through strategic management of intellectual property has grown considerably in recent years. This is partly because of the growing awareness that typically,up to 80% of most companies’ value* now evolves directly from intangible assets, including intellectual

Last Updated on Thursday, 02 May 2013 05:28

Beware “Access your pension at 45!” headlines

Phil Mitchell, partner at Harbour Key LLP, warns of the dangers of so-called 'pension busting' schemes

Your pension is normally only accessible once you reach 55, except in rare cases such as terminal illness. Despite these rules, a number of businesses are marketing schemes that claim to give early

Last Updated on Thursday, 02 May 2013 05:27

Pension Investment performance

When the state pension was first introduced following the last war the Government promised to look after its citizens from “cradle to grave” through the national insurance system. Working people who retired at 65 were expected to live for between 1 and 5 years on average. Since then due

Last Updated on Thursday, 02 May 2013 05:24

IPES: CapitalTracker Case Study

“CapitalTracker now controls every aspect of our business. That’s why the partnership with Ballard Chalmers has been so important. The programmers work for me, but are supported by their full technical team – it’s the best of both worlds.” Tim Andrews, Director of Development, Ipes.

Ipes is ranked

Last Updated on Thursday, 24 January 2013 15:17

KBPC Reacts to Czech Pension Reform

KB Pension Company (KBPC) is one hundred per cent owned by Komerční Banka, one of the largest banks on the Czech market and a member of the Société Générale group. With nearly 570 thousand participants, it is among the most prominent pension companies in the Czech Republic. KBPC has

Last Updated on Thursday, 24 January 2013 12:03

Complying to the hedge fund industry

Nicola Smith, CEO of Gibraltar-based fund administrator, Helvetic

During 2008, the financial sector witnessed the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the discovery of the Madoff scandal which resulted in the financial markets being brought to their knees as the global economy moved towards meltdown. The blame was quickly leveled

Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 December 2012 15:05

Insuring your industry against legacy systems

In an industry faced with juggling regulation, compliance and complexity with customer demand and IT megatrends, insurers are under increasing pressure. Let’s not also forget the fiercely competitive market in which insurers are operating in, adapting to keep up is no mean feat.

Historically insurers have been relatively slow to

Last Updated on Thursday, 08 November 2012 11:44