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Tag Archives: FABI
Deficit – what deficit?
“Deficit – What deficit?” asks First Actuarial as the FAB Index climbs for the third month in a row First Actuarial’s Best estimate (FAB) Index improved for the third month in a row, showing a month-end surplus … Continue reading
Posted in First Actuarial, pensions
Tagged assets, Best estimates, FABI, first actuarial, liabilities
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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
Posted in accountants, actuaries, advice gap, pensions
Tagged CETV, DB, Defined Benefist, Fab Index, FABI, pensions, transfers
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FABI continues on its boring way
First Actuarial’s Best estimate (FAB) Index improved in May, showing a month-end surplus of £295bn across the 6,000 UK defined benefit schemes. Whilst it might not grab the headlines, the FAB Index provides the voice of reason in demonstrating that … Continue reading
Pension promises- “second hand not second rate”.
There’s an old Elvis Costello song (Senior Service) which talks about the DWP They took me in the office and they told me very carefully The way that I could benefit from death and disability I thought of it as … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, pensions
Tagged David Blake, Economist, Elvis Costello, FABI, PPI, Second best
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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
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
Posted in pensions
Tagged Discount rate, Fab Index, FABI, gilts plus, Kempen, pension, pensions, Superflat, valuation
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Isn’t life looking up for our DB Plans?
Say it quietly but the outlook for our defined benefit pension schemes is improving. Members , trustees and sponsoring employers can be heartened by five concurrent signals – all of which suggest that the cataclysm predicted last year by … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged CETV, FABI, mortality, pension, pensions, risk-free, Technology, valuation
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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
Posted in pensions
Tagged British Steel, Deficit, Fab Index, FABI, first actuarial, tata
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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
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Tagged Best estimates, Deficits, Fab Index, FABI, pensions, PPF 7800
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The ABI goes FABI on claims!
Readers of this blog listening to the ABI’s Huw Evans on Wake up to Money, may have been spluttering into their tea and biscuits! The ABI are faced with a cut in the discount rate used to calculate compensation … Continue reading
