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The May 2004 issue of Pensions World

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COMMENT	3
The safety net The fact that pensions have been bracketed with 9/11 and railway disasters is scandalous and a sorry indictment on government, says Stephanie Hawthorne.

CURRENT EVENTS	5/6/8/9/11/12/14/16
A summary of current news including: Civil Partnership Bill: equal status Contributions: double or nothing Public chooses compulsion	5 5 6 12

PROPERTY WATCH	14
PIFs – broadening foundations If more tax transparent routes into property are introduced, will institutional investors make greater forays into residential and overseas markets? asks Howard McWilliam.

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS	17
A fruitful partnership The public/private pensions partnership may be in troubled times but it should not fail, certainly not if the NAPF continues to have its say, says Christine Farnish.

DISASTER MANAGEMENT	21
Surviving a great fall Pension schemes are already familiar with references to risk and liabilities, but to what extent should they consider those of the more macabre variety? Assistant Editor Howard McWilliam investigates.

TAX SIMPLIFICATION	25
Party planning For the big A Day shindig to go off without a hitch will require a good deal of preparation. Colin Batchelor discusses what must be done before the simplification balloons go up.

ADMINISTRATION	28
Upon closer inspection… Moira McKelvie suggests that a sound examination of pension scheme admin is worth the time and eyestrain – shining a light on the process will illuminate the areas that can be improved.

COMPULSION	30
All stick and no carrot? The compulsion debate has been lying low lately: does this mean the government wants to concentrate more on incentives before it brandishes the stick? asks James Thomas.

DC PENSIONS	32
Healthy lifestyles The time-sensitive health of DC savings comes with significant warning labels. Debbie Harrison looks at the preventative medicine of sophisticated lifestyle options.

INVESTMENT SURVEY	34
A flower in the desert That’s right: the positive returns of 2003 are not a mirage. The investment industry is heating up again, says Allison Plager, but is it likely to blossom or suffer another drought?

REGULAR FEATURES
This month, Sue Ward looks over parliament’s Pensions Bill touch-ups (p41), while Robin Ellison ponders what format of ‘new’ regulation will be beneficial (p43). Other topics up for discussion include PPF issues for trustees (p45), the role of the pensions administrator (p46) and how to successfully implement tax simplification (p48).
Letters Courses and seminars Political stage Points of law Trustee topics Beginners' page NAPF Update Tax and benefit notes Pensions progress Statistics	x 16 41 43 45 46 47 48 50 51

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