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The May 2008 issue of Pensions World

 

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COMMENT

Postcard from St Lucia
Chris Hitchen experienced rainforest development at first hand on holiday which set him thinking about socially responsible investment.

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NEWS

Regulator gets new powers over £1.5m buyout market
PPF passes 3 year milestone
FAS help for the sick
Debt in old age mounts as young stop saving

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VIP comment

Scaling the heights
Tim Jones outlines the size of the task facing the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority.


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Annuities

Age limit defies logic
Age discrimination is alive and kicking when it comes to buying annuities says David Seaton.


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Longevity

Fortune telling
We need to pay more attention to mortality assumptions instead of scrutinising our life lines according to Chris Tavener.

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Risk

Turbulent times
Chris Norden on steering a steady course for your pension scheme during difficult conditions


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Pension liabilities

In hot pursuit
Companies keen to hand over their pension schemes could copy the tactics of big investors now chasing those assets suggests Martin Potter.


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Electronic information

Hit list
Eric Wilton highlights the top pensions websites.


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DB Lite

How would you like your pension scheme?
Employers should be able to offer their staff a DB scheme adjusted according to taste says Martin Harris


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Survey: investment

Off balance?
Multi asset seems to have toppled balanced management as the popular investment approach reports Allison Plager.


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Choice v. compulsion

Cash benefits
Ready cash is always an attractive option. Why not for retirement savings, too? asks David Bird.


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NAPF update
Investment brief

The credit crunch bites back, by Anthony Hilton
DC debrief
Political stage
Trapped by means testing. Ceri Jones reports.
Points of law
Trading places would be a useful exercise for legislators sometimes suggests Robin Ellison.
Trustee topics
Beginners’ page
Tax and benefit notes

Harmonising dispute resolution procedures.
Pensions progress
Association forum/Regulation roundup
Statistics
In good company



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