Tag Archives: PWC
Playing a tiny violin badly for First Actuarial?
I am not sure what this little video or a badly played under-sized violin is saying? Is it ironic or simply inept? Gallagher is an insurance brokerage rather like Aon and Marsh Mac and Howden and Willis Towers Watson which … Continue reading
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Tagged Aon, Broadstone, first actuarial, Howden, LCP, Marsh Mac, PWC, WTW
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Where will wilko go? Thoughts on pension lifeboats.
In a recent meeting with administrators, GMB said it was informed there was ‘no longer any prospect that the majority of the business will be saved’ Meanwhile, joint administrators Jane Steer, Zelf Hussain and Edward Williams of PwC said that … Continue reading
Can we repurpose the employer covenant adviser?
Not so long ago, any pensions award ceremony had a category to “recognise” the employer covenant adviser whose job it was to tell the trustees the likelihood of an employer going bust. The Pensions Regulator went through a phase when … Continue reading
Have shareholders any real leverage on executive pay?
Two articles, published in the FT within 24 hours, with polarised messaging! The first written by Harriet Agnew from New York includes a quote from LGIM’s Angeli Benham. “Most companies don’t act on the remuneration feedback we give them. For … Continue reading
Putting “transfer” in employer’s heads
Since 2012, the industry has self regulated pension transfer exercises where employers offer staff a financial incentive, to quit good quality schemes. Industry leaders are now calling for the Govt to intervene after saying self-regulation is failing https://t.co/sSwvLQG94A — Josephine … Continue reading
Otsuka finds balm for USS’ “forty year itch”
With remarkable restraint , Mike Otsuka reports on conversations he’s had with the USS on unknown unknowns. We do not know what the future brings, but past performance suggests that universities do not fail as people need higher … Continue reading
“It’s not what you’re saying, it’s what we’re hearing”. DB needs clearer messaging.
I hate falling out with old friends so I wasn’t happy when Raj Mody phoned me and told me that I’d pissed him off. Well he put it more mildly than that but when an actuary says he’s disappointed, you … Continue reading
Is increasing complexity making pension saving harder ? – guest blog by Ralph Frank.
The most conclusive finding of a recent survey by PwC into pensions taxation was not even related to the respondents’ views on the central question of the survey (namely, the most appealing tax scenario for their pension)! Sixty percent of … Continue reading
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Tagged Actuarial science, advice, ageing, complexity, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Government, knor, PWC, Retail Distribution Review, Saving, Treasury
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The problem with actuaries
The closest most actuaries get to the beneficiaries of pensions is behind a one way mirror watching a focus group arranged by a marketing company. Continue reading
How sure are you that you’ll get your pension promise?
While large numbers of people, (the low-paid , young and the haitual self and unemployed) have never been in a company pension scheme, some 30 million of us in the UK have either a private pension in payment or have the prospect … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, Corporation, Defined benefit pension plan, doctors, Insurance, IOU, pension, PWC
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