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Volatility adjustment consultation
The Prudential Regulation Authority has released a much-awaited consultation, following a Government decision that insurers will need to apply to use the volatility…
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Mortality improvements by cause of death
After many years of rapid mortality improvements in the UK population, 2012 and 2013 saw significantly lower gains.
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Under starter’s orders: Pensions key for the election race
Campaigning for the general election is due to begin in earnest following the dissolution of Parliament. Pensions tax relief is once again in the sights of many pol…
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All is not lost if the PPF decides to reject a contingent asset
The latter half of 2014 undoubtedly saw a lot of attention being focused on the PPF and their new Experian-based insolvency risk model. Much of the focus fell on th…
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Chief Investment Officer – the 6th man?
Under the proposed Senior Insurance Manager’s Regime the PRA envisages five Controlled Function Holders running an insurance company but no CIO. In this blog we ex…
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Volatility vs Matching Adjustment
Several new documents have been released that give some further information for those still weighing up the benefits of Volatility Adjustment vs Matching Adjustment…
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Frozen schemes: "I wanna know what I owe, man"
The ruling in the High Court case of the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund v Stena Line Ltd and Others could have implications for trustees and sponsoring employer…
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Does your contingent asset meet the PPF’s new requirements?
With the PPF‘s deadline for contingent asset certification fast approaching employers and trustees will be eager to ensure that any certification is suitably rigoro…