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Cyber Crime - Part 2
Cyber crime impacts everyone as more and more new technologies emerge. It is invasive and contaminates both the personal and corporate world.
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Malcolm McLean comments on the government defeat in Lords on Pension Bill
Commenting on the news today that the government has suffered a defeat in the Lords over its proposed reform of the state pension system, Malcolm M...
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Reactions to pension charges disclosure news
Commenting on the news that the government has tabled an amendment to the Pensions Bill to require pension providers to disclose all transaction co...
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MetLife Assurance to be sold to Rothesay Life
MetLife Assurance, the UK bulk annuity insurer, is to be taken over by Rothesay Life. This transaction is subject to regulatory approval but is exp...
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Latest ONS Labour market statistics show a record number of women are in employment
According to the latest labour market figures published today by the ONS, in the final quarter of 2013 77.1% of men aged 16-64 were in work, up fro...
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Sale provides reassurance to trustees
Mark Paxton comments on todays news that Rothesay Life is to acquire MetLife's £3bn bulk annuity business.
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Malcolm McLean comments on the FCA’s annuities thematic review
Commenting on the outcomes of the FCA’s annuities thematic review, Malcolm McLean , consultant, Barnett Waddingham says: “The FCA report confirms w...
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End of contracting out - benefit reviews and Protected Persons
A note mostly about the Government's response to the Protected Persons consultation, plus a few points on general issues around the end of contracting.
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Protected persons consultation response ‘increases pension costs and the administrative burden for employers’
The government has this afternoon published its consultation response on a possible statutory override for protected persons regulations. Commentin...
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PRA Feedback on Data Collection Exercises
In May 2013 the PRA issued Solvency II data exercises covering 4 areas: Comparison of ICAS, standard formula SCR and internal model SCR, Standardis...