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The January 2004 issue of Pensions World

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	COMMENT	3
	Modernising pensions It's time to rebrand, repackage and redesign 'uncool' pensions, says Stephanie Hawthorne

	PENSIONS SIMPLIFICATION	5
	Procrastination the pensions thief? Stephanie Hawthorne looks at industry responses to the government's second simplification paper. Is consensus likely or will Gordon Brown withdraw the whole thing in a sulk?

	CURRENT EVENTS	8/10/11/12/13/14
	A summary of current news including:
	SPC CONFERENCE REPORT	15
	James Thomas searches for festive cheer at the SPC's December conference for gloomy times.

	PROPERTY WATCH	16
	Regenerating interest In the first of a quarterly update on property prospects, Howard McWilliam looks at the pensions perspective on REITs and a new index on urban regeneration properties.

	DB SCHEMES	17
	The final frontier Recent changes have forced a review of DB's ability to meet employer and employee needs. Does the benefit have a gleaming future or is it heading for a black hole? asks Dave Lowe.

	LIMITED PRICE INDEXATION	19
	A bridge too far John Lawson lays explosives at the foot of LPI increases for DC annuities, arguing that the structure for pension increases gives the average man poor value for money.

	LIABILITY DRIVEN INVESTMENT	24
	The generation game It's nice for trustees to see wonderful investment returns (to see them nice), but how much should they risk in trying to do so? Andrew Green suggests that liabilities are crucial.

	ASSET ALLOCATION REVISITED	26
	Loud and clear A partnership approach to tactical asset allocation, with consultants letting the asset managers talk with trustees too, could bring some clearer results. Andrew Dyson talks asset elocution.

	EMPLOYEE SHARE SCHEMES	28
	A different share of the pie Share incentive plans constitute a double portion of the government's tactics to increase our productivity. Robert Postlethwaite explains how they can complement a pension.

	PENSIONS PROVISION	30
	Return of the prodigal The deemed by back process has failed to take off so far, with schemes reluctant to welcome back previously contracted out benefits. Just in case, Wayne Phelan roasts the fatted calf.

	OVERPAYMENTS	32
	Retrieval & recovery In pensions, as in anything, mistakes can be made. Jonathan Hazlett explains when to send out the sniffer dogs for overpayments.

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	Letters Courses and seminars Political stage Points of law NAPF Update Trustee topics Tax and benefit notes Pensions progress Statistics	10 14 34 36 37 39 40 42 43

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