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Corporate transactions: the DB pensions endgame springboard
Recently we have seen the announcement of two takeover transactions involving significant DB pension schemes. The outcomes in these cases illustrate the range of wa…
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Covid-19 and insurers: back to square one
We have now been dealing with Covid-19 for over six months, but there is still a lot to learn. We examine the actuarial challenges life insurers are facing due to t…
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PPF Levies: the calm before the storm?
This year at least, it would appear that the scales have been tipped in favour of businesses, with the PPF confident that it is resilient enough to weather the onco…
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DC consolidation: improving outcomes for your members
As the government’s DC consolidation consultation comes to a close, we assess what this means for DC schemes and urge trustees and employers to act now.
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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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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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Planning for the return to traditional working practices
Due to Covid-19 we need to constantly adapt to its ongoing challenges as economies begin to return to some sort of normality. A significant part of that challenge i…
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Not all passive managers are equivalent
Investors are often nonchalant about the selection of their passive managers. However, there are a number of ways in which a passive manager is able to add value to…
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Academy FRS 102 accounting: considerations for the period ending 31 August 2020
Back to school plans look a little different this year, For academy trusts this means annual accounts and not one but at least two pension schemes to report:.