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A guide to understanding and managing model risk
In today’s world, it is difficult to overestimate the importance of models to businesses, governments and in all of our day-to-day lives.
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Risk appetites: for and against a ‘1 in X’
Risk appetites are still a hot topic in the insurance sector. If done right, they ensure that the amount and type of risk you are willing to take on is clearly arti…
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The £95k cap: LGPS consultation widens the scope of public sector reforms
New regulations are due to come into effect around the much debated £95k cap on exit payments. There is currently an ongoing consultation on how the cap should appl…
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FSCS levy under spotlight again as adviser fees soar
Here we are again! Advisers have been receiving their annual regulatory bills from the FCA. But are there now signs of reform to the funding method that underpins t…
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How to project trends in mortality after Covid-19: the CMI consultation
On 21 September the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) published a consultation on a modification to its mortality projections model to allow for the effect o…
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Financial wellbeing: how does your mind work?
A healthy state of financial wellbeing means being able to provide for our financial needs of today, whilst able to save for those aspirational goals of tomorrow.
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TPT Retirement Solutions - what will the 2020 Growth Plan Valuation mean for employers?
The 2020 Valuation for the Growth Plan (GP) is currently under way and the results will help employers understand their participation in the GP further and may infl…
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Residential Property: time for a move
Property has been considered a good investment proposition for a long time as the asset class has continued to offer relatively stable income, capital appreciation …
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USS Valuation – time for a shift in mindset
This year’s valuation feels to me like another instalment of previous discussions; another year of dashed hopes for improved funding. The same story, but each time …
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How to deal with bereavement in the workplace
Supporting employees through the bereavement process is hugely important. It makes being at work more bearable for the employee, rather than a place they would rath…