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The Actuary August 2017

Issue date: August 2017

In this issue...

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Government announces tough new measures to tackle pension cold calling

The UK government announced yesterday that it would ban cold calls and tighten protections against transfers to fraudulent schemes.
Friday 18th August 2017
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British Steel Pension Scheme to separate from Tata Steel

The Pensions Regulator has today approved a proposal from Tata Steel UK (TSUK) to separate itself from the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS), to avoid the company becoming insolvent.
Friday 11th August 2017
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Erratic expectations

I was interested to learn from Alex Waite’s July article (bit.ly/AnimalSpiritsAW) there is an Economic Modelling Group aiming at improving forecasting of economic outcomes. I wish this the best of luck, but would not be surprised if the results prove inconclusive. Honorary fellows are eminent individuals in business, academia and government.
Tuesday 8th August 2017
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Diversity and fellows

I saw with interest that no females were nominated for honorary fellow this year. The IFoA now has 119 honorary fellows dating back to 1977, of which 10 (8%) are female. Honorary fellows are eminent individuals in business, academia and government.
Tuesday 8th August 2017
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Polls and predictions

The statistics of voting are now topical, so the time is ripe to comment on the remarks journalists have been making. Shortly after the UK election exit poll, a former Lib Dem MP, Ming Campbell, commented to this effect: “One thing is certain, Theresa May will not get the huge landslide result she sought.”
Tuesday 8th August 2017
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A change would do you good?

John Lim looks ahead to the 2017 Life Conference to be held in Birmingham, UK in November, in a year of great transformation
Tuesday 8th August 2017
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Slowing advances

The slowing pace of mortality improvements observed recently for the UK general population has generated much discussion in the actuarial and political community, and even made the national headlines. It’s a trend seen elsewhere in the world too, and so in this issue we put the spotlight on these changes.
Tuesday 8th August 2017
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Inside story: Rosalind Rossouw

Rosalind Rossouw FFA Shares her experience engaging as an IFoA volunteer
Tuesday 8th August 2017
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Fail to prepare

Fail to prepare
Tuesday 8th August 2017
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Are you a pusher or a puller?

Ally Yates explains how to use the right strategy for the right situation when negotiating and influencing
Tuesday 8th August 2017
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