The May 2000 issue of Pensions World

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COMMENT
  • Life long learning
    Training college leavers is considered essential, but how often do employers recognise the need to train older workers? Stephanie Hawthorne, Editor, comments.

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CURRENT EVENTS 5/6/9/10/12/15
PMI CONFERENCE REPORT
  • Confessions of a cabinet minister
    Question: how many revelations does it take to make a conference? Only Pensions World has the answer.
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PROFILE
  • A brief encounter
    What have Wolves FC, Cape Town and the chairmanship of the ACA got in common? Mr Mike Arnold, of course, as Simoney Girard discovers.
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RESEARCH FEATURE
  • The golden goose
    Once upon a time, a chip was something inside a cone of soggy newspaper. Now it is the lifeline to many businesses. Mother Goose (aka Simoney Girard) reclines in her rocker and spins a tale of the fame and fortune of the internet.
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COUNTDOWN TO STAKEHOLDERS
  • Burnt at the stake
    During the Reformation, putting important documents into plain English was essential, but dangerous. So it is with the stakeholder. William Hazlett suggests ways to comply without being roasted.
  • Well done or raw deal?
    Pension provision is never easy, as many employers already have too much on their plates. Kevin Carter puts together a recipe for success.

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OUTSOURCING
  • The third man
    Two’s company, three’s a crowd? Sometimes, yes, answer Teresa Sienkiewicz and Lorraine Harper, but only if the risks of outsourcing administration are ignored.
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INVESTMENT SURVEY
  • Riding the waves
    Cast your bread upon the stock market, and in seven days you should get good returns. Allison Plager gets on her surfboard to check out the talent of the investment managers.
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ILL HEALTH RETIREMENT
  • Think to thine health
    Early to rise and late to bed, makes a man healthy and wealthy and dead. And the financial consequences of sickness and disability are just as gloomy, as Chris Daykin discloses.
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DC SCHEMES
  • Admin armistice
    Peace for our time will never happen unless sensible and cost effective administration is negotiated. Malcolm Reynolds rises from his chair with this message in his hand.
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FRED 20
  • A giant leap?
    Is the new accounting standard a giant leap for mankind, or will it be forced to take a running jump? Colin Singer introduces us to FRED.
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REGULAR FEATURES
  • Political stage
    Anyone for a top-up?: Conviviality at the Commons, or another discussion about the state pension? Sue Ward reports.
  • Trustee topics
    Keeping the hedge trim: Brian St. John-Hall dons his gardening gloves and attempts a bit of topiary with the FTSE Multinationals.
  • Beginners’ page
    Building on trust: "The stone... has become the head of the corner": trust, not size, makes the foundation of pension schemes, as Brian Holden explains.
  • Points of law
    Legal library: Robin Ellison demands silence as he dons his half moon spectacles and guides us to the section on pensions law.
  • Tax and benefit notes
    War of the words: "In their laws, there was but one clause: do what you wish"... but not with section 62 of the Pensions Act 1995. Teresa Turner explains why.
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Letters 10
Courses and seminars  12
Pensions progress  14
NAPF update  64
Association forum  63
Statistics  70


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