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| COMMENT |
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Promising much without a
sensible funding strategy is akin to bungee jumping without a rope.
Scrap the MFR and issue a better safety net, says Alan Pickering
NAPF chairman.
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| CURRENT
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- A summary of current news including:
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ME
AND MY PENSION
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Taking financial advice from friends and family is not always
recommended, but it is sometimes the best policy by far, as Alan
Pickering NAPF chairman reveals.
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| EQUITABLE
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- Trustee topics: Don’t panic!
Those concerned in the Equitable Life case have been
reaching for the panic button, not least the trustees who chose
Equitable’s policies for their schemes. Do you face a firing
squad? Have no fear: our hero Tim Giles comes to the rescue with
some sound advice.
- Equitable, who?
There are good judgments and there are bad ones… and then
there are abominable ones. Tim Cox expresses his concerns over
the legal wrangling surrounding the Equitable Life case.
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| COMMUNICATIONS |
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- Ray of hope
I once was lost, but now am found: Anthony Hodges
lights a path for the effective communication of pension issues
to employees.
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| PENSIONS
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- Delivering the goods
You can lick it, you can even stick it, but a stamp without
a letter is worthless. Put some quality communication in your
pension scheme, says Christine Gregory of The Post Office.
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| BENEFIT
STATEMENTS |
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- First contact
Science fiction dictates that first contact should be with
an ICBM. However, Derek Tame believes schemes could do better by
issuing combined pension statements: it’s more friendly, for a
start.
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| INCAPACITY
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- All in the mind
Beware of those small voices that murmur against awarding an
incapacity benefit. Alastair Meeks examines how trustees must
deal with claims of non-physically evidenced illness.
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| PRE
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- Time for a change
The duffel coat has had its day! Grey power demands more
than a knitting pattern from Pontefract, while pre retirement
preparation is becoming an important employee benefit in the UK.
Simoney Girard finds out why.
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| INVESTMENT
FEES SURVEY |
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- Only monkeys work for peanuts
Here they come, walking down the street, they get the
funniest looks from the trustees they meet. No wonder, says
Allison Plager: some investment managers may be charging high
fees for monkeying around.
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| AUSTRALIAN
PENSIONS |
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- Lessons from down under
With their cricketing prowess, it hardly seems fair that
they should have a simple, working pensions system also. Ross
Clare gives us the lowdown on our Antipodean allies.
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| REGULAR
FEATURES |
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- Political stage
Life, the universe and everything: Westminster has
been busy in debate, as Sue Ward reports.
- Points of law
Legal leftovers: what do you do with an overdue
surplus? Robin Ellison praises the belated judgements on
ownership.
- Beginners’ page
Setting the standards: pensions administration takes to the
exam room once again in the quest for brilliance. Yvonne de la
Praudiere explains.
- Tax notes
Stakeout: Avoiding the tumbleweed of hype and
information overload, Barbara Sinkinson is keeping an eye on
stakeholder’s movements.
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| Pensions progress |
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| Association forum |
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| NAPF update |
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| Statistics |
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