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Tag Archives: Actuary
The cost of guarantee and trust deficit in the USS- Woon Wong
This blog from Woon Wong is a very welcome addition to the evidence that USS is architect of the predicament it finds itself in. Despite a short balloting period, staff of 37 universities voted for strike action over changes … Continue reading
C19 Actuaries inform Government and perplex the hard of hearing
Friday Report: Issue 40 By Dan Ryan and John Roberts COVID-ARG.com COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. COVID-19 is still one of the hottest topics for scientific papers and articles. The COVID‑19 Actuaries Response Group … Continue reading
Covid-ARG reports on vaccines-hesitancy and a BMI of 28,000
Weekend Report: Issue 37 By Dan Ryan, John Roberts and Matt Fletcher COVID-ARG.COM COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. COVID-19 is still one of the hottest topics for scientific papers and articles. The COVID‑19 Actuaries Response Group … Continue reading
Taking someone else’s numbers for it. The shortcomings of AoVs.
I suffer from pension dreams, these wake me up at odd hours of the morning with questions that I cannot answer. This morning’s question was put to me by someone who bought a pension savings plan from me when … Continue reading
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Tagged Actuary, advice gap, AoV, Assessment of Value, pension, pensions, Transparency
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Life expectancy is a statistical calculation which estimates the average number of years individuals in a certain group will live. However, people seem to interpret it as an expert opinion that tells them exactly how long they can expect to … Continue reading
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Tagged Actuary, Australia, Jim Hennington, Life expectancy, lifetime pension, pension
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Bryn Davies ; Our new voice in the Lords
There were three peerages created yesterday for services to pensions , all three deserved. Frank Field and Helena Morrissey are high profile and fly their own flags, Bryn is less well known but no less deserving. Bryn’s career Brinley Howard … Continue reading
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Tagged Actuary, Bryn Davies, ILEA, Jeremy Corbyn, pensions
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An advert you wouldn’t see in Britain!
Most UK pension people will look at this advert (on Linked in) with bemusement, some may think it a scam, but I know the people behind this initiative and that, in Australia, they are in earnest for good. This article … Continue reading
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Tagged Actuary, Australia, CDC, CIO, Jim Hennington, Real lifetime pension, Super
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What has COVID-19 done to our economy? How can we recover? – Joseph Lu
What has COVID-19 done to the economy? The UK’s economy started the year with a rising stock market and house prices, said to be the continuation of a ‘Boris Bounce’ after a landslide election win that inspired business activity. … Continue reading
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Tagged actuaries, Actuary, Covid-19, Economy, Joseph Lu, UK
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Chris Daykin compares COVID-19 in the UK to similar countries.
Introduction This note updates and expands my note published on 28 April. Shortly after that note was published the official daily figures for deaths in the UK began to include deaths in care homes and so jumped up sharply by … Continue reading
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Tagged actuaries, Actuary, Chris Daykin, Covid-19, Death, international, UK
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People don’t have a “sell by” date
Two articles have been troubling my conscience, the first is by Debora Price and is featured on this blog. Debora champions the vitality of older people. The second article is by Ros Altmann and is on a similar theme. It … Continue reading
