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CDC and the actuarial profession
I am not an actuary, I work with actuaries and I work for an actuarial firm. I stand up for actuaries and I praise them where praise is due. Yesterday saw an attack on the actuarial profession on twitter … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, pensions
Tagged actuaries, Aon, CDC, first actuarial, IFoA, pensions, Royal Mail, transfers, WTW
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GMP equalisation – accounting issues – First Actuarial – webinar invite!
First Actuarial are able to explain this GMP equalisation thing and the implications for pension (and company) accounting. Having done a webinar or two with “Sam and Jingoe”- I’d say this will be time well spent! Here’s your invite! Our … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, actuaries
Tagged accountants, Accounting, first actuarial, GMP equalisation, LBG, pensions, Webinar
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First Actuarial celebrates its special day
Once a year, everyone at First Actuarial comes together in one place to work and play for a day. This is the day. Most of us choose where we want to work and if we don’t like it, we go … Continue reading
Payroll are tomorrow’s Pension Experts!
I spoke at the CIPP Conference at the National Exhibition Centre at what payroll can do to help staff understand pensions and in particular – the pension freedoms. Here are my slides I think there are three things that hold … Continue reading
Posted in Payroll, pensions
Tagged CIPP, first actuarial, Freedoms, Payroll, Pension Freedoms, pension playpen, pensions
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“The way we were” – Mike Otsuka calls for USS to return to Topper form.
Here I distill my threads of the past few days into a single message: the @FirstActuarial & @ucu approach to the investment and valuation of #USS is not some radical new theory. Rather, it’s in line with the way #USS … Continue reading
Posted in pensions, USS
Tagged Bazooka, Bill Galvin, first actuarial, Mike Otsuka, pensions, Topper, USS
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Reach out and touch – success is a state of mind!
Yesterday the FT published an article with a headline many predicted we’d never read again. “FTSE 100-backed pension schemes move from shortfall to surplus” About the time the article was published I received a mail from someone who turned … Continue reading
FABI surplus continues to soar, as USS accounting deficit falls dramatically.
Much like daily temperatures , First Actuarial’s Best estimate (FAB) Index soared through June , and the heat is on for those who’ve weaponised accounting deficits. The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has announced a dramatic fall in 2018. The FAB Index – which provides … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, advice gap, pensions
Tagged FABI, Financial economics, first actuarial, pensions, USS
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University pensions! – Stay collective! Stay open!
Another good day for pensions! Yesterday was a good day for the collective pension scheme in Britain. I had breakfast at Cicero’s offices in the Old Bailey (not the courts). I was able to hear our Pensions Regulator talk openly about … Continue reading
Alright LCP and First Actuarial – here’s my ESG challenge to you!
I’d alert readers to an excellent thought piece by LCP consultant, Sam Cobley. You can read it here. Sam ponders why, while every trustee and IGC chair is now commenting on Responsible Investment and Environmental, Social and Governance issues. So few … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, First Actuarial, pensions
Tagged Consultants, ESG, first actuarial, LCP, Responsible Investment
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Bill Galvin , stop whingeing to the FT and come down here!
Bill Galvin would be well-advised not to snipe at social media for peddling misconceptions about the University Superannuation Scheme. Dennis Leech, Professor of Economics at Warwick concludes a recent article with the question will this independent group be subject to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Galvin, first actuarial, ft, Hilary Salt, pensions, social media, USS, UUK
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