The July 2005 issue of Pensions World
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  COMMENT 3
  Compulsion!
Compulsion brings with it many difficulties and sore points, but could it be the only way out of our savings quagmire? Stephanie Hawthorne circles the swamp.
 
   
  CURRENT EVENTS 5/6/8/11/12/13/14
  A summary of current news including:  
Final salary passes baton to DC 5
Compulsion gains favour with public 6
‘Consultation' consultation: sigh of relief 8
     
  PENSION PROTECTION FUND
  Armed to the teeth
The PPF is legislated to the hilt to fend of moral hazard. Robert Inglis and Mark Pattison examine its armoury ahead of potential battles.
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  TRUSTEE TRAINING
  Turning pro
Bob Scott offers a survival checklist for every educated trustee to parry the punches of the Pensions Act.
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TAX SIMPLIFICATION
Time is ripe
With A Day fast approaching, it is time for schemes to cultivate the necessary changes before the harvest spoils. Deborah Cooper sets out the timetable for action.
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DC INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Opening the gate
Trustees of small DC schemes are cooped up no longer when it comes to investment strategy. Gary Smith explains how investment gateways can help.
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INVESTMENT
Risk jockeys
To exploit risk profitably, a pension fund needs certain competitive advantages – how far up the risk curve can you move? Nick Watts weighs in.
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Private wealthcare
Nick Miller Smith examines private equity's place within liability led investment and prescribes a healthy, long term course of risk.
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TRUSTEE INSURANCE SURVEY
Cover your back
As the Pensions Act nudges trustees into greater hazards, is their peace of mind worth the price of trustee liability insurance? Allison Plager tests the protection available .
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COMMUNICATIONS
Spread the word
Lesley Carline explains how defined contribution has grown in the UK and the elements still up in the air.
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ILL HEALTH RETIREMENT
Early autumn
Sometimes the summer of working life is cut short. Jo Whiterod and Wyn Derbyshire explain the pitfalls for member and scheme alike in the transition to early ill health retirement.
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF
Shades of grey
Tracey Scott and Paul Meredith describe the chal lenges of a typical day in a pension scheme manager's shoes.
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