Pensions World Magazine Archive

The April 2003 issue of Pensions World

	COMMENT	Page

	So farewell then…	3
	In his last comment as NAPF chairman, Peter Thompson addresses the unfortunate situation of lost pensions and urges the industry not to forget its "raison d'être".

	CURRENT EVENTS	5/8/11/12/13/14/15
	A summary of current news including:

	NAPF INVESTMENT CONFERENCE	16
	Steering the ship Bonnie Scotland provided a welcome to warm the cockles of a storm-tossed investment industry. Howard McWilliam took the lookout spot.

	INFLATION	18
	Raising the dead Could inflation raise DB like Lazarus from the tomb or suck the life from its veins? Richard Jones examines the myths and monsters and their threat to companies and scheme members.

	WHISTLEBLOWING	21
	Whetting the whistle Opra is changing its rulebook for fouls and sharpening the knife of its protection role. Therefore, say Charles Lloyd and Lucy Hawks, pause before you put your lips together and blow.

	INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE SURVEY	23
	ITs: guns for hire? In the battlefield of wind ups, are independent trustees the best bet for a swift sortie or has the DWP's evasion made them lame ducks? James Thomas has them in his sights.

	ADMIN ACTION	29
	Home improvements The government's Green Paper and IR suggestions could help spruce up pensions administration, though knocking through supporting walls will require lintels, says Barry Mack.

	PROPERTY INVESTMENT SURVEY	31
	Changing the mix The asset liability study is the cement of a pension fund's investment strategy. Could it do with a few more shovelfulls of property? asks Howard McWilliam.

	BOND INVESTMENT	36
	A volatile advantage Good analysis and stock selection can help a bond fund rocket by harnessing the gunpowder of current markets. Denis Gould lines up the fireworks.

	REGULAR FEATURES	38
	Political stage Investing in solutions: Where pensions are concerned, is the government saving its political assets in vehicles of questionable roadworthiness? Sue Ward checks the balance statements.

	Points of law	40
	Aussie rules: A fully painted up and physically charged Robin Ellison looks at the Australian courts' response to issues of their pensions cap as a note of caution for our own tax developments.

	Beginners' page	42
	Browsing the catalogue: As a dedicated follower of fashion, Neil Crighton explains the changing trends of scheme structure to pensions newcomers.

	Tax and benefit notes	45
	Shaping the mould: John Wilson welcomes the opportunity to put on a smock for some final kneading and squeezing of the Inland Revenue's tax proposals.

	Opra relaxes on transfers	5
	CEOs in deficit denial	5
	Schemes meeting Myners challenge	8
	S2P mass re-entry?	11

	Courses and seminars
	Letters
	NAPF Update
	Pensions progress	14
	Association forum	41
	Statistics	46

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