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| COMMENT | 3 | |
| Reporting fever Does the past year of reports promise an optimistic pensions future? Terry Faulkner digs into the papers. |
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| CURRENT EVENTS | 5/6/8/11/12/13/14 | |
| A summary of current news including: | ||
| NHS – pensions in turmoil | 5 | |
| PCB compensates Cheney scheme | 5 | |
| Christmas caption results | 12 | |
| ASSETS AND TERRORISM | 15 | |
| Quixotic policing Rob ten Wolde asks if pension funds are on a wild goose chase for terrorists while the arms industry goes bizarrely unscrutinised. |
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| PRESSING THE POINT | 17 | |
| The shock of the fair When government does something right and even-handed – such as its civil service pension reform – it can be a real surprise, remarks Andrew Verity. |
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| PENSIONS REGULATOR | 18 | |
| A noteworthy code Some events are simply unmissable. So say the Pensions Regulator’s new codes of practice on reporting, explains Justin Wray. |
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| PENSIONS IN FRANCE | 20 | |
| Belle époche , or ancien régime? France approaches the quandary of pensions reform from the opposite direction to the UK: it’s pensioners are simply too well off. Angus Sibley tells how it got that way and how things are changing. |
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| TUPE | 23 | |
| A difficult pass Does TUPE pass part timers’ pension liabilities to a new employer? As Alex Rodger and Emma Trinick describe, the game is complex – and can last up to six months. |
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| ANNUITIES | 25 | |
| Shopping spree Scheme members want the best bargains for their annuities just like in anything else, but are trustees doing enough to deliver them? asks Billy Burrows. |
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| FINANCIAL OMBUDSMAN | 27 | |
| The second doorway If the Pensions Ombudsman can’t open his door to a complaint, give his Financial neighbour a knock. Philip Goodchild and Jennifer Watson explain. |
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| E-COMMUNICATIONS | 29 | |
| All is illuminated If well implemented, online total reward statements can help employees see the light, says Adrian Houlihan. |
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| REBALANCING ASSETS | 31 | |
| Shake, rattle & roll Rebalancing could only add value if markets moved to a consistent beat and rhythm, argues Roger Dennis. |
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| VALUE AT RISK | 33 | |
| A cocktail to avoid VaR techniques can stop companies from shaking up a volatile risk cocktail, says Treeve Coomber. |
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| INVESTMENT | 35 | |
| Missing the target Guy Fraser-Sampson calls for public disclosure of pension fund performance. |
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