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Briefing
Medically Underwritten Bulk Annuities - 2015
Medical underwriting can be an attractive option to help schemes de-risk more cost effectively via either a buy-out or buy-in transaction.
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Briefing
News on Pensions January 2015
In this month's News on Pensions we give an update on legislation, assigning pension scheme debts, auto-enrolment and the end of contracting-out.
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The future of DGFs
The future of DGFs – have they done what they said and how will they perform in the future? Does the rationale for holding DGFs still hold true a decade on and in …
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Technical Consultation on Local Government Pension Scheme Rules
In this briefing note we take a look at the consultation, comment on the questions posed by DCLG and provide some suggestions for further regulatory changes.
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Proposed employer cost cap
On the face of it, the cost of providing public sector pensions seems to never stop increasing, with arguably the majority of the risk of any additional cost falli…
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Changes to accounting standards
Participating employers in LGPS are required to account for the cost of providing retirement benefits and reserve for any oustanding pension liabilities. They are a…
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Appropriateness of standard formula for SCR brief 2015
It isn’t news to firms that they have to understand and explain the differences between their own risk profile and underlying assumptions of their Solvency Capital…
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Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting 31 December 2014
Our December 2014 Current Issues in Pensions Financial Reporting newsletter details the key financial assumptions required for determining pension liabilities under…
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PATHways 47
Our Pension Administration Technical Help highlights pensions news and legislation that has particular interest to what we do in Pension Administration.
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Spotlight on Longevity December 2014: Volatility of annual mortality improvements
Our analysis of annual mortality improvements for pensioners shows correlation between years and alternate years of high and low mortality improvements.