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| COMMENT |
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Rolled round in earth's
diurnal course of pensions, law and acts, what’s in store for
us next year? Asks Alan Pickering NAPF Chairman.
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| CURRENT
EVENTS |
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A summary
of current news including:
- The Myners’ Report: MFR in tatters?
- Bacon & Woodrow announces merger
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MINISTERIAL
BROADCAST
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She was a phantom of delight/When first she gleamed upon my
sight, but now she’s gone and left me blue and even wants my
pension too. Jeff Rooker examines the law on pension sharing and
divorce.
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| ME
AND MY PENSION |
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My whole life I have lived in pleasant thought,/As if
life's business were a summer mood. But it is important to
save up for the winter of retirement, says Stephanie Hawthorne,
Editor.
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| GENETICS
AND LIFE ASSURANCE |
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Sweet is the lore which Nature brings;/ Our meddling
intellect/ Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things/ We murder to
dissect. So many people feel this way about genetic testing
and insurance, but how can we dissect fact from fiction? Simoney
Girard staff writer investigates.
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| COMMUNICATIONS |
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- Sealed with a loving kiss
Communications are paramount to members’ confidence, advises
Sally Ling: "And they a blissful course may hold/Even now,
who, not unwisely bold,/Live in the spirit of this creed".
Pay heed.
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| EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS |
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- The personal welfare state
The mild necessity of use compels/The acts of love; and
habit does the work/ Of reason. Are company schemes a
working answer to the provision problem? Nic Sharp reports.
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| DISPUTE
RESOLUTION |
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- Sort it out!
To me alone there came a thought of grief:/A timely
utterance gave that thought relief,/And I again am strong.
Talking through your differences is vital for your scheme, says
Martin Kellaway.
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| PENSIONS
PROVISION |
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- Are you being served?
The power of the Inland Revenue is a visible
thing,/Formal and circumscribed in time and space, but how
does this affect the customer? Barrie Raggett investigates.
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| INVESTMENT |
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- ‘Tis the season to be jolly!
With a New Year peeking through the rainstorms, Adam
Seitchik’s cheerful faith that all which we behold/Is full
of blessings is essential reading for investment optimists.
- Peering through the fog
When the future of your investments seem enshrined in mist,
the right asset manager can chart a straight path to success.
The road lies plain before Alexander Sen and David Holloway: 'tis
a theme/Single and of determined bounds.
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| SOFTWARE
SURVEY |
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Technology has revolutionised the way we work, but will
pensions admin software providers come trailing clouds of glory,
or will it be but a visionary gleam? James Thomas editorial
assistant elucidates.
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| INCAPACITY
BENEFITS |
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- All in the mind
Old Susan lies a bed in pain,/And sorely puzzled are the
twain,/For what she ails they cannot guess. The case is so
for trustees when awarding incapacity benefits for non-physical
ailments, says Alastair Meeks.
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| REGULAR
FEATURES |
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- Political stage
Hell and high water: The flood/Of British freedom,
which, to the open sea.../Hath flowed, "with pomp of
waters, unwithstood", has brought refreshing change for
our pensioners. Sue Ward goes with the flow.
- Trustee topics
The future is always with us: 'Tis well! from this
day forward we shall know That
in ourselves our safety must be sought. Tim Giles encourages
saving now for the future.
Points of law
Lure of the label: If that name thou love/Who art
a light to guide, a rod/To check the erring, and reprove.
Don’t be misled by the name, Robin Ellison warns trustees.
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| Letters |
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| Courses and
seminars |
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| Pensions progress |
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| Tax and benefit notes |
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| Association forum |
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| NAPF update |
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| Statistics |
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