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September 2010 - Volume 39 No 9
- AT RETIREMENT
Getting the best deal
Most DC scheme members are missing out on the best annuity rates and losing out as a result says Patrick Connolly.
- TAX AND BENEFIT NOTES
Deflated inflation?
Peter Sayers assessed the likely impact on pension schemes of which measure of inflation is used – the Retail Prices Index or the Consumer Prices Index.
- PENSION PROVISION
Solid foundations
Good governance supports the trustee structure in all aspects of its role maintains Susan Adeane.
- POLITICAL STAGE: PROFILE
Self-confessed anorak
Pensions have been a special interest of the new Minister of State for Pensions, Steve Webb, as Ceri Jones discovered.
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August 2010 - Volume 39 No 8
- VIP COMMENT
Tackling the blight
Stuart Southall sets out his remit for a Pensions Commission.
- DB
Plugging the hole
John Ball has some advice on how to stop the value in your pension scheme disappearing down the drain.
- TAX AND BENEFIT NOTES
Clean break
Words and their interpretation can be crucial when it comes to the technicalities of scheme closure points out Kevin Gude.
- SURVEY: THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATORS
Perfect match
How to track down your perfect partner in third party administration. Allison Plager surveys the market.
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July 2010 - Volume 39 No 7
- POINTS OF LAW
HMRC charter in shreds
It seems that the HMRC charter is by and large being ignored, judging by recent pensions tax cases argues Robin Ellison.
- DE-RISKING
Swapping stories
The market for non-insured longevity swaps is expanding according to Antony Barker.
- TAX AND BENEFIT NOTES
Costly mistakes
Newsletter 40 seems to have only complicated things for schemes trying to rectify payment errors explains Averil Logan.
- ETHICAL ISSUES
Social benefits
Can trustees take ethical considerations into account when investing? ask Rob Robert West and Nicola Hughes.
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June 2010 - Volume 39 No 6
- POINTS OF LAW
Professional judgment
Actuaries exercising their professional discretion usually receive common sense support from the judiciary says Robin Ellison.
- DB SCHEMES
Sizing up the situation
Small schemes face the same challenges with governance as their larger peers, but need specific support says Ken Tymms.
- SAVINGS
Workplace saving
Employers need to talk to individual workers about the usefulness of storing up benefits at work advises Ann Flynn.
- TAX AND BENEFIT NOTES
Regime change
The pensions industry is in for "interesting times" ahead with the new coalition government predicts Neil Fairchild...
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May 2010 - Volume 39 No 5
- FIXED INCOME
Finding the right match
A huge refinancing mismatch presents alternative opportunities for schemes suggests Bernard Abrahamsen.
- LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Time for a clearout
David Gallagher on the local government pension sort out.
- INVESTMENT SURVEY
Blossom time
There are unmistakable signs that the economy is warming up after the long, cold spell of recession reports Allison Plager.
- BEHAVIOURAL FINANCE
Herd instinct
Andrew Cheseldine analyses behavioural finance theory.
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April 2010 - Volume 39 No 4
- AUTO-ENROLMENT
Check the timetable
The timetable has been announced. Employers need to check on when it starts to apply to them advises Tony Bacon.
- POLITICAL STAGE PROFILE
All in a good cause
Lawrence Churchill was a popular choice to take charge of the next stage of Nest building. Ceri Jones met up with him.
- EMPLOYER COVENANT SURVEY
In need of attention
How to look after your employer covenant by Allison Plager.
- POINTS OF LAW
Missing the bigger picture
The remedy of pension regulation is proving costlier than the problems it is meant to solve suggests Robin Ellison.
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March 2010 - Volume 39 No 3
- 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.
- HIGH EARNERS
New models
The new tax pension regime will encourage the development of alternative savings vehicles says Andrew Warwick-Thompson.
- 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.
- LAW
Careful pruning
Hedge funds need attentive husbandry reports Bridget Barker.
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February 2010 - Volume 39 No 2
- PROPERTY
Commercial development
Despite the difficulties of the last two years, commercial property has typically produced a much higher return per unit of risk than other asset classes according to Gerry Ferguson.
- DB
Good for nothing?
There is a strong case for keeping low level DB schemes that could complement DC provision explains Deborah Cooper.
- POLITICAL STAGE
Awaiting clearance for recovery
The Regulator might be hoping for the best as regards the BA pensions scheme suggests Ceri Jones.
- AT RETIREMENT
Demand customers
Constant change in pension regulation is creating a demand for ever more flexible retirement products proposes Alan Reynolds.
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January 2010 - Volume 39 No 1
- PENSIONS PREDICTIONS 2010
Winds of change
Stephanie Hawthorne asked the experts what lies ahead.
- LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Difficult position
Andrew Soper on the struggle local authority pensions are having to right themselves as regards strategic asset allocations.
- HYBRID SCHEMES
Robbing Peter to pay Paul
Edward Jewitt on the potential for daylight robbery when DC benefits are reduced to pay for the benefits of DB members.
- SRI INVESTMENT
Doing well by doing good
Socially responsible investment is no longer simply an option for trustees – it is a duty argues Barbara Evans.
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