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Blog
Young people who delay pension saving until middle age could lose more than half a million pounds
Young people who put off saving for a pension until they reach middle age could lose up to £100,000 in employer pension contributions and tax relief.
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Briefing
Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting 31 July 2013
This newsletter covers the selection of the key financial assumptions required for determining pension liabilities under UK and international accounting standards a…
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Blog
Takaful - an introduction
Issues surrounding Islamic Finance and in particular Sharia-compliant investment have recently penetrated the public consciousness through the adve...
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Blog
Current Irish Issues in the GI Market session (26 June 2013)
A session was held at the end of June 2013 at the Institute of Actuaries which gave an update on the latest developments within the Irish general i...
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Blog
PPF replaces Dun & Bradstreet with Experian
The PPF has announced that it will be replacing Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) as the provider it uses for determining the probability of company insolvency used in the PPF…
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Briefing
Property investment in a pension scheme’s portfolio
Property has long been a component of pension scheme portfolios as a long-term investment and diversifier from equity portfolios, however it has fa...
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Summer students - What I wish I knew before starting work
Now halfway through their summer placements Chris, Omair, and Sophie have all settled in to working life. Here they tell us about a few things they wish they'd know…
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Briefing
News on Pensions July 2013
In this month's News on Pensions we look at: HMRC: Lifetime Allowance Protections PPF News Latest News from TPR Other News further Information To r...
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Research
Impact of Pension Schemes on UK Business - 2013
The increasing size and volatility of defined benefit (DB) pension scheme deficits are well reported but how significant are they and what impact are they having on…
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Blog
Updated Perspectives on the Bulk Annuity Market
Last summer we wrote about prominent developments within the bulk annuity market . PIC received a capital investment of £400m, allowing it to furth...