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Court of Appeal judgment: pensions are protected in bankruptcy
A recent Court of Appeal judgment has brought much-needed clarity to the area of pensions and bankruptcy, by upholding a High Court ruling on a case that contradi...
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Hotline sting and the cold calling ban
Andy Leggett suggests that when it comes to the ban on cold calling, the heart is in the right place but unless it is improved significantly, the proposed bill co...
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#StrongerTogether - actuaries and data scientists
'Stronger together' is how I see actuaries and data scientists working together in harmony – it is not about Brexit or America’s presidential campaign!
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With-profits funds could improve their investment strategies
92% of actuaries polled at a session we hosted at the annual Actuarial Life Conference believe that with-profits funds should review their investment strategies i...
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Official UK inflation measure changes to CPIH
A decision by the ONS to replace CPI with CPIH as its preferred measure of inflation could have implications for UK pension schemes. We outline the possible impa...
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Bank of England changes outlook on Super Thursday
Super Thursday not only saw the Bank of England’s latest decision on interest rates and Quantitative Easing, but also their latest inflation report too.
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SIPP providers find scant relief for in specie contributions
Were HMRC to remove the facility for in specie contributions, there would be undesirable unintended consequences. Andy Leggett examines the implications as well ...
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Pension legislation: the law is still a drag!
In his first blog about pensions law - 'The law is a drag', James Jones-Tinsley focussed his ire on the time it took to get pensions legislation onto the statute ...