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| COMMENT |
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- Don’t trash the carrots!
From tax benefits to
flexibility, there are many ways of making pension saving
attractive: don’t knock them, says Alan Pickering, NAPF
Chairman.
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| CURRENT
EVENTS |
5/6/9/10/11/12/14 |
- A summary of current news including:
Employers urge flexible benefits
MFR review: your chance to respond
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PROFILE
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"The chair he sat
in, like a burnish’d throne..." Peter Tompkins is the new
chairman of the Institute of Actuaries. James Thomas, editorial
assistant, dares to present his petitions to him.
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| TRADE
UNIONS |
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- Trade secrets
The name is Thomas, James Thomas, licence to grill
stakeholder providers. But will investigations root out
prospective treasure or financial danger in the trade unions’
secret garden? Pensions World sends its key agent
undercover into the undergrowth.
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| PEOPLE
IN PENSIONS |
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- The bold and the beautiful
They may not be on Channel 5, but they can sing, act, climb
mountains and run marathons. More than that, they are rising
stars in their chosen fields. Simoney Girard staff writer
presents the bright young things of the pensions industry.
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| CONSULTANTS
SURVEY |
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- Our humble servants
Wringing their hands (and maybe our pockets dry), our ’umble
Uriahs of the consultant’s industry aim to please. But will
they serve us faithfully, or prove to be a Heap of hype? Allison
Plager examines their handiwork.
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| PENSION
LAWYERS |
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- Feeding the five hundred
An appetite for advocacy and a love for law means that these
pension lawyers have been singled out for excellence. The Legal
500 gives us a flavour of the best and hint of what is to come.
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| PENSION
CONTRIBUTIONS |
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- I’m telling on you!
There are those who do and those who don’t – and there
are those who tell. Chris Long and Wendy Beaver warn of the
whistleblowers.
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| LOCAL
GOVERNMENT |
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- Passport to Pimlico
Just as in that famous film, Local Government pension
schemes are being sectioned off by legislative barriers and
departmental red tape. Kenneth Donaldson explores the boundaries
of provision.
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| INVESTMENT |
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- Stand out from the crowd
Equities, like those ridiculous pedal pushers, are in
fashion and the hoi polloi is after the newest look. But while
short trousers are not usually dangerous, equities may well
still stitch up your savings. Paul Bostock reports.
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There’s nothing funny
about investment, especially for smaller companies trying to make a
big name for themselves. Andy Crossley sticks up for the fall guy
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REGULAR
FEATURES
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- Political stage
Hard times: They are overbearing, dismal and often
sheathed in a grey mist. But enough of the Parliament buildings:
what the Dickens have the politicians to say? Sue Ward is our
mutual friend at Westminster.
- Trustee topics
Long live the MFR: Strange words, but as Tim Giles
says, better the requirement you know...
- Points of law
Game on!: Pension penalties and financial forfeits may
be on the cards, warns Robin Ellison.
- Beginners’ page
Cultivation and Conservation: Rhoslyn Roberts of the
NAPF is weeding out the bad guys of pensions.
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| Letters |
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| Courses and
seminars |
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| Overseas benefits |
56 |
| Pensions progress |
57 |
| Association forum |
54 |
| NAPF update |
60 |
| Statistics |
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