The March 2010 issue of Pensions World

COMMENT

NEWS

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ANALYSIS
Political stage
Square peg in a round hole
The government has given trustees an impossible task with
their latest decision on benefit equalisation says Ceri Jones.

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Investment brief
No end in sight
DB liabilities will just go on and on unless more longevity
hedging products appear on the market urges Anthony Hilton.

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Points of law
Caught in the middle
The fighting over public versus private sector pensions is
not only damaging the main contenders but is having a
knock on effect on the less well off declares Robin Ellison.

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KNOWLEDGE BANK
Beginners’ page
Subject to contract
Simon Daniel considers the implications of contract
amendments when closing a DB scheme to future accrual.

Trustee topics
A bird in the hand...
In the light of the Regulator's warning about the risks
posed by inducement offers, Rachel Elwell looks at what
trustees need to do.

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Pensions progress
Useful signposting
Simplified disclosure regulations come into effect on
1 October this year and should be easier to find your way round.

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Tax and benefit notes
Open message
Eleanor Dowling on the Regulator's encouraging message
to employers and trustees that the funding regime is
flexible enough to operate during the recession.

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Statistics

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RECRUITMENT
In good company
The latest news on the jobs front in the pensions industry

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FEATURES

Tax
The final nail?
The 2011 tax changes for higher earners really could put the
lid on DB schemes this time thinks Sally Bridgeland.

Tax
Am I bovvered
The demand for de-risking solutions is increasing as the burden of DB schemes becomes insupportable says Tony Read.

High earners
New models
The new tax pension regime will encourage the development of alternative savings vehicles says Andrew Warwick-Thompson.

Communications
Natural selection
How to make your pensions literature appeal to those who need it rather than preaching to the converted by David Millar.

Investment
Reaction times
Trustees need to be ready to respond when investment
opportunities present themselves advises John Dickson.

FAS
In need of protection
After years of criticism for its inadequacy, the FAS is about to be taken under the wing of the PPF explains James Bambury.

PPF
Spring clean your scheme
Helen Butler details how to improve your eligibility for
admission to the Pension Protection Fund.

COVER STORY
Law
Careful pruning
Hedge funds need attentive husbandry reports Bridget
Barker.

DB end game
Planning the journey
Michael Chatterton plans the route to DB settlement.

Employee benefits
Simple packaging
Wrap all your benefi ts in one easy package says Clive Grimley.

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SURVEY Must read
Buyouts
I'm a trustee, get me out of here!
Allison Plager on how to escape from the pensions jungle.

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DC FOCUS
DC debrief
True to type by Gary Smith
DC
Balancing the workforce by Steve Charlton.

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