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Tag Archives: first actuarial
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
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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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The herd mentality that leads us to DC
Luke 8:32-33 A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he gave them permission. When the demons came out of the man, they went into … Continue reading
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Tagged Aon, Consultants, first actuarial, pensions, UCU, USS, UUK
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First Actuarial on CDC (submission to W&P Select).
First Actuarial is a partnership of consulting actuaries and administrators that offers the full range of pension services to both trustees and employers. Our clients’ pension schemes range in size from £0.5 million to nearly £2 billion in assets. However, … Continue reading
Posted in CDC, pensions
Tagged CDC, DB, DB pensions, dc, Feedback, first actuarial, pensions, Technology
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“No alternative methodology was proposed” – Mike Otsuka calls UUK
Why it matters that this claim of UUK’s is false UUK’s Q&As on the USS valuation from mid-December end on a perplexingly obviously false note, which I highlight in bold: “UCU have raised a number of concerns regarding the USS valuation … Continue reading
FAB Index sends us all a happy Christmas!
BAE adopts sensible funding approach as FAB Index hits all time high. BAE Systems has announced it is adopting an “asset-led” funding approach, enabling it to maintain its funding deficit at 2014 levels and continue to provide defined benefit (DB) … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, FABI, first actuarial, pensions, Rob Hammond
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A pension settlement needs general agreement.
I spent most of this cold dark weekend putting together a submission to the FCA on what we know is happening to millions of pounds of money that has been disinvested from the British Steel Pension Scheme and reinvested through … Continue reading
Posted in BSPS, Pension Freedoms, pensions, Royal Mail
Tagged BSPS, CWU, first actuarial, Royal Mail, USS
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Is the USS really in crisis?
Professor Dennis Leech is Emeritus Professor of Economics at Warwick University. This week has seen the University Employers threaten to withdraw sponsorship for future DB accrual, the University Union announce intended strike action and the DWP Select Committee ask fundamental questions about … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Leech, first actuarial, Funding, pensions, The Pensions Regulator, USS, UUK
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First Actuarial warns on knee-jerk reactions to the interest rate rise
With the Bank of England doubling interest rates, First Actuarial predicts a flurry of good and bad pension headlines, but warns of misguided optimism on funding and a rush for the door fuelled by pessimism about transfer values. Good news … Continue reading
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Tagged assets, FABI, first actuarial, knee jerk, liabilities, pensions
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