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The July 2006 issue of Pensions World

 

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COMMENT

Climate change?
As the pensions debate continues to hot up, Stephanie Hawthorne asks if the public are truly warming to the idea of retirement saving.


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NAPF ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Pensions’ golden goals
In the midst of football fever, a league of top players took the field at ExCel to tackle the pensions crisis. Mic Wright reads the results.




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CURRENT EVENTS

A summary of news, including:
Purnell talks to the TUC
BAE target a pensions solution





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WHITE PAPER ANALYSIS

Snow good?
The White Paper may have settled but do we still have further to drift before pensions comes out of the cold, asks Jeegar Kakkad.


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SURVEY: TRUSTEE LIABILITY INSURANCE

Armoured vehicle
Trustees are increasingly in the firing line and should consider protection from the shrapnel of scheme failure. Allison Plager bites the bullet.


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SCHEME FUNDING

Adequate arsenal
The Pensions Regulator is gunning for reckless schemes but it is giving them a fair warning, says John Ashcroft



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SRI

Monsters Inc?
In a world where profit usually beats principle, how can socially responsible investment become palatable? Mic Wright mulls over the monstrous methods of mammon and seeks a solution.



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WHITE PAPER ANALYSIS

Best foot forward
Pensions Minister, James Purnell, presents the government’s proposals, a pedicure for the UK’s painful pensions pinkies. .



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COMMUNICATIONS

Can’t see the wood for the trees
John Lister says we must cut through the foliage of financial flim flammery to allow a savings culture to bloom in the light of understanding.


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INHERITANCE TAX

Secure legacy?
David Bradbury advises on securing members’ safebox of assets after A Day.


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SIPPS

Dead cert?
Schemes must study the SIPP regulations like a form book to ensure the going is good, says Angela Huss.


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FUND MANAGEMENT

Following the flock
Passively chasing the index can make you feel like a sheep but may help you avoid getting fleeced. David Morris looks at what kind of indexation is best for ewe.

 


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