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Superfunds jeopardized by regulatory torpor and timidity

  One of the key planks of the Mansion House reforms needs is in urgent need of regulatory attention. There may be legislation and guidance enabling Pension Superfunds to consolidate DB plans, but without revision, the Pension Regulator’s guidance looks … Continue reading

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Truell claims buy-out “reinsurance” is “superfunds through the back-door”.

I recently reported on the Bank of England and Prudential Regulatory Authority’s concern that Insurers were passing on the management of assets and liabilities via reinsurance using captives in Bermuda and other offshore havens. This strikes the common reader as … Continue reading

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PPF to the rescue! Could Britain’s £40bn lifeboat put pensions back to work?

In a move that gets the thumbs up from this blogger, the FT report the Treasury eying up the Pension Protection Fund to take on assets and liabilities of smaller and weaker DB pensions , stuck at the back of … Continue reading

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PEXIT – Why is there a consolidation crunch?

    For years the Government has argued that there are too many occupational pension schemes and promised to make it easier for trustees of DB and DC pension schemes to resign their obligations , passing them to commercial organisations … Continue reading

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A way to manage pension freedom – from a land down under.

FCA and TPR. Please read below a post from an Australian actuary called Jim Hennington. It describes the regulatory requirements placed on providers of retirement income in Australia. I have only inserted links, to help readers not familiar with terms … Continue reading

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“NO!” to the PLSA’s self-serving proposals

I write as Henry Tapper , not First Actuarial, First Actuarial is a member of the PLSA and will have its own response to its DB’s Taskforce’s Opportunities for Change. A timely response now can lead to a more considered response … Continue reading

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