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The Actuary August 2014

Issue date: August 2014

Articles in this issue

Pensions industry sets out 'pot follows member' priorities

The success of the government’s ‘pot follows member’ pension transfer system will depend on efficiencies and long-term cost management across pensions and investment firms, according to a standard-setting body for eCommerce.
Friday 29th August 2014
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Regulators secure pensions payments from Lehman Brothers after 2008 collapse

US investment bank Lehman Brothers, which collapsed in 2008 at the peak of the financial crisis, has agreed to pay £184m to nearly 2,500 former employees to end a six-year legal battle with The Pensions Regulator over pension entitlements.
Thursday 28th August 2014
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Standard Life urges caution on lump sum pension deals

Employers and trustees have been urged by Standard Life to think twice before using new rules allowing pension savers to access their funds through a lump sum as the default option for schemes.
Thursday 28th August 2014
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Reinsurers and governments 'must work to boost disaster resilience'

Governments in developing countries have been urged to work with the reinsurance sector to develop plans to deal with the economic instability caused by natural catastrophes.
Thursday 28th August 2014
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Insurance losses from catastrophes fall in 2014

Insurance losses from global catastrophes stood at $21bn in the first six months of this year, around $4bn lower than the same period in 2013, a preliminary estimate from Swiss Re have revealed.
Thursday 28th August 2014
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Learners and learned

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Pension reforms 'will lead to investment strategy changes'

Two-thirds of defined contribution pension schemes are expected to change their default investment strategy within the next 18 months following the host of pension changes announced in this year’s Budget, a poll has found.
Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Pensions 'harder to understand than the offside rule'

British people are more likely to feel comfortable explaining the offside football rule than they would a pension, life assurance firm Friends Life has claimed.
Thursday 21st August 2014
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Retirement expected to last for 20 years, Prudential analysis finds

People turning 65 this year are expected to live another 20 years in retirement, according to an analysis of Office for National Statistics data by Prudential.
Thursday 21st August 2014
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Pension charge cap will cost industry £1bn, Royal London warns

The insurance industry could face a £1bn hit from the government’s pension fee cap when it comes into effect next year, the chief executive of the mutual Royal London has warned.
Wednesday 20th August 2014
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