September 2001 News

Numbers man sums it up
September 2001
The following article appeared in the Western Mail on 1 September 2001. NEW HORIZONS: Huw Wynne-Griffith explains how he came to spend his professional life as an actuary, and his plan for a more arti...

Hedge funds
September 2001
For further information, please contact Danny Wilding at the London office. It is increasingly common currently for investment strategy discussions to include hedge funds. However, the nature of these...

Accounting for Pension Costs FRS17 - first year disclosure
September 2001
Nigel Hacking looks at the way the new accounting standard has impacted on what companies have to show in their annual reports and accounts. One of the features of the new accounting standard for Reti...

Data Protection Act 1998 - a reminder
September 2001
Adam Walker from Barnett Waddingham's London office reports. The principal deadline for the implementation of regulations governed by the Data Protection Act 1998 is approaching. From 23 October 2001,...

Minimum Funding Requirement - Proposed Interim Changes
September 2001
In March the Government announced its intention to abolish MFR. No specific timescale for this was announced and in the interim we have been concerned that pension scheme sponsors and trustees were be...

A Grand Day Out - BW Picnic Tour 2001
September 2001
The annual picnic has become a tradition within Barnett Waddingham. This year our offices selected very different venues to relax with their families and friends. This was not without a degree of comp...