here’s what you’ve been saying
henry tapper on CDC; the same – just bet… Phil Castle on CDC; the same – just bet… Robert on Why can’t we talk about… JHA on Why can’t we talk about… DC on Why are women’s pensions… Stephen Tiley on Low-paid public sector workers… Robert on Why can’t we talk about… Bob Ward on Low-paid public sector workers… DC on Why can’t we talk about… Neil Carbarns on Low-paid public sector workers… JHA on Why can’t we talk about… Eavestile on Why are women’s pensions… Adrian Boulding on Low-paid public sector workers… John Mather on “Transparency is ALWAYS… Brian G on Why can’t we talk about…
Tag Archives: Fab Index
First Actuarial – “scaremongering on solvency is driving people to cash-out their DB pensions.”
In a week when we learned pension freedom withdrawals hit a record £1.9bn, First Actuarial warns advisers’ exaggerated concerns about the ongoing viability of defined benefit (DB) schemes is contributing to the recent surge in people cashing out. A … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in accountants, actuaries, advice gap, pensions
Tagged CETV, DB, Defined Benefist, Fab Index, FABI, pensions, transfers
6 Comments
FAB Index provides voice of reason
FAB Index provides voice of reason amid wild speculation on future life expectancy First Actuarial’s Best estimate (FAB) Index remained relatively stable in April, showing a month-end surplus of £287bn across the 6,000 UK defined benefit schemes. The FAB … Continue reading
Share this:
The £1 Trillion Gain From Dumping Pension Convention
You wait ages for one to come along then two come along at once. Not buses, but reports disrupting established thinking on how we value pension liabilities. Nikesh Patel, Head of Investment Strategy UK & Maya Beyhan, Investment Strategist at Kempen Capital … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in pensions
Tagged Discount rate, Fab Index, FABI, gilts plus, Kempen, pension, pensions, Superflat, valuation
5 Comments
FAB index continues to climb (and has some good news for Tata Steel!) #FABI
First Actuarial’s Best estimate (FAB) Index improved again in March showing a surplus of £294bn across the 6,000 UK defined benefit schemes. This continues to buck the trend with the PPF 7800 index falling for the third month in a … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in pensions
Tagged British Steel, Deficit, Fab Index, FABI, first actuarial, tata
Leave a comment
FAB index up despite fall in gilt yields!
In contrast to the PPF 7800 index and other commentators’ indices, First Actuarial’s Best estimate (FAB) Index improved in February to a surplus of £288bn across the 6,000 UK defined benefit schemes. This was despite a sharp fall in … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in pensions
Tagged Best estimates, Deficits, Fab Index, FABI, pensions, PPF 7800
Leave a comment
Narrowing the range of thought…
I get back from a few days in the North East to this headline in Corporate Adviser First Actuarial versus the world: DB’s glass half full or half empty? (you can read the article on the link at the bottom) … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in pensions
Tagged Charles Cowling, corporate adviser, Deficit, Fab Index, FABI, Funding, JLT, John Ralfe, Mercer, pensions, ppf
3 Comments
FABI – taking the crisis out of pensions!
It is now three months since we launched our First Actuarial Best estimate Index (or FAB Index for short). It has generated a significant amount of interest amongst our clients and across the wider pensions industry – and has even … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in First Actuarial, pensions
Tagged Deficit, Fab Index, FABI, pensions, Pensions Regulator, ppf, PPF7800, solvency, TPR
2 Comments
The Alice in Wonderland world of pension deficits.
FTSE grows, deficits up? The first business day of the month is pension horror month where JLT announce new angles on the disastrous state of our Defined Benefit schemes. Deficits actually fell last month but JLT still managed to report … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in accountants, actuaries, pensions
Tagged 7800, Alice in wonderland, Deficits, Fab Index, FABI, IAS 19, Malice in wonderland, Pension deficits, pensions, ppf
5 Comments
Shift to bonds chokes health of UK pension funds!
One of the best things about working for First Actuarial is our resolute refusal to see the world any way but our way! As common sense (pragmatism) is what guides us, we are happy to have the courage of our … Continue reading
Share this:
The value of your pension and the value of your house (Professor Mike Otsuka)
Professor Mike Otsuka, teaches at the LSE , he’s written about First Actuarial’s approach to valuing pensions in this blog, the original of which you can find here. People understand houses and know that it’s only when you come to … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in pensions
Tagged Buy-to-let, Fab Index, FABI, first actuarial, LSE, Mike Osuka, USS
4 Comments
