Monthly Archives: June 2010
Vuvuzelas-let ’em blow
Listening to 5 live this morning I heard Nicki Campbell interview some random guy in South Africa. The guy told Campbell he didn’t mind who won as long as they were African, Campbell retorted “does that mean I should be supporting a European team if England is knocked out” the guy laughed and replied “I dunno-that’s up to you”- exactly.
Will PADA put pensions on Facebook? (via Henrytapper’s Blog)
What??? A quick explanation PADA are the people who are setting up a Govenment backed pension scheme called Personal Accounts and if you employed and not in a pension then you'll have to apply not to be in it! Their … Continue reading
Public sector pension debt (via Henrytapper’s Blog)
This is an extract from a blog posted by Corin Taylor on the IOD website, Final salary pension membership in the private sector has already fallen 40 per cent since 2000, and the recession will only intensify this trend, as … Continue reading
Establishing the infrastructure to help “small” DB plans regain solvency. (via Henrytapper’s Blog)
A series of fortuitous events has slightly eased the funding of funded UK pension plans but this shouldn’t mask the fundamental problems that persist among the majority of the smaller schemes Poor governance Inappropriate benchmarks Unrewarded risk Non-diversified growth assets … Continue reading
And then the sun came out. (via Henrytapper’s Blog)
I've mentioned before the deep delight I have in living in multi-racial London and the largely unremarked upon improvement we've witnessed since the dark days of SUS laws, riots and the rise of the NF in the 70s and 80s, Today … Continue reading
Fifteen years ago Lady Lucy went to Henley (happy memories)
Lady Lucy will be sailing on Thursday (First Actuarial Day), Friday (Mallowstreet Day) and Sunday (by invitation). If you’d like to come, contact me on 07785 377768, we might just have a space!
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Confession of a social media linkaholic
I think it is part of our DNA to define ourselves against our peer group and if, as a self-confessed social media linkaholic, I feel a loser, then I can comfort myself I am not alone.
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Scheme specific mortality analysis
Background Employers that sponsor defined benefit schemes are directly exposed to the risk that the scheme’s experience will be different from what’s expected. Finance directors and treasurers are used to dealing with the management of financial risks, but “longevity risk” – the risk … Continue reading
Putting clients first- First Actuarial
You can’t get people lower down the corporate food chain to “treat customers fairly” if the customers aren’t the first priority of the people at the top.
Alexander Pope would out-tweet us all
Twitter’s 140 character restriction breathes new life into the epigram. Continue reading