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Pension Reform: Limiting the Squeeze on Business
Pension Reform: Limiting the Squeeze on Business
British Chambers of Commerce
6 Sep 2010	United Kingdom	Pension Reform, Administration
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has published a report entitled "Pension Reform: Limiting the Squeeze on Business", which uncovers the impact that the Pensions Act 2008 will have on business and the UK economy when it is implemented between 2012 and 2016.
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Group Pension Managed Funds Update to 31st August 2010
Group Pension Managed Funds Update to 31st August 2010
Rubicon Investment Consulting
2 Sep 2010	Ireland	Investment - Performance, Funding and Minimum Funding Requirement, European Union members
The returns on Irish pension managed funds fell back slightly in August, with an average return of -0.8% for the month, although some managers did stay in positive territory.
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Salary sacrifice stirs move to on-line and flexible benefit platforms
Salary sacrifice stirs move to on-line and flexible benefit platforms
Mercer
2 Sep 2010	United Kingdom	Scheme Design (inc. DB & DC), Administration
According to a survey by Mercer, a growing number of companies are planning to introduce technology platforms to automate their pension and other salary sacrifice arrangements and at the same time enhance the communication and flexibility of their benefit programmes.
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Aon200 Index updated
Aon200 Index
Aon Consulting
2 Sep 2010	United Kingdom	Surpluses and Deficits, Scheme Design (inc. DB & DC)
The Aon200 deficit at 31 August 2010 stands at £97bn compared to £74bn at the end of July 2010 and £78bn at the end of August 2009.
AC5605B9		Click here to contact the authors.

Enhanced annuities sales continue to break records
Enhanced annuities sales continue to break records
Towers Watson
2 Sep 2010	United Kingdom	Annuities and Income Drawdown
Research by Towers Watson shows that the value of enhanced annuity sales in the UK rose to £1.26bn in the first half of 2010, which represents an increase of 41% compared to the second half of 2009.
B25604E6		Click here to contact the authors.

Over worked, over stressed and over 40
'Colourful Lives' Report Chapter Two
First Direct
2 Sep 2010	United Kingdom	Scheme Amendment, Savings, Longevity
First Direct has ascertained that happiness does not begin until the age of 54 with 19% of 'Baby Gloomers' citing financial worries as the main reason for their unhappiness. Gloom factors this generation are victims of include the prospect of later retirement, having to work longer to save for retirement and the closing of final salary pension schemes.
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US pension plan funding at a historic low
US pension plan funding at a historic low
Mercer
1 Sep 2010	United States	Funding and Minimum Funding Requirement, Countries - US
The funding positions of US pension plans have fallen to historic lows during August due to simultaneously falling equity markets and interest rates. The August decline pushed the health of pension plans, as measured on a mark-to-market basis, to all-time lows as it erased the modest gains made in July.
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Mercer's Scheme Design Survey
Scheme Design Survey
Mercer
1 Sep 2010	WORLDWIDE	Scheme Amendment, Scheme Design (inc. DB & DC), Multinational Companies, Funding and Minimum Funding Requirement
Mercer's Scheme Design Survey analysed responses from 220 multinational companies in the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy and the Benelux countries and found that the evolution of traditional defined benefit schemes is not complete as a third of those questioned are considering making changes to their schemes.
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48% of working Brits have never reviewed their pension plans
48% of working Brits have never reviewed their pension plans
Baring Asset Management
1 Sep 2010	United Kingdom	Investment - General
According to new research, almost 17 million people, or 48% of those in work in Britain, have never reviewed their pension plans.
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Retirement Attitudes
Part I: Confidence in Retirement
Towers Watson
Sep 2010	United States	Savings, Funding and Minimum Funding Requirement, Countries - US
The Towers Watson Retirement Attitudes survey includes responses from 9,080 full-time U.S. employees at non-Government organisations and finds that more than half of employees across all ages report significant declines in their savings over the last two years.
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Simplicity is Paramount for Pension Tax Changes, says Hewitt
Simplicity is Paramount for Pension Tax Changes, says Hewitt
Hewitt Associates
31 Aug 2010	United Kingdom	Taxation, Scheme Amendment, Personal Accounts
A survey by Hewitt Associates shows that 46% of UK pension schemes want the Government to help individuals avoid one-off tax 'spikes' by providing smoothing through the tax system, such as averaging of the Annual Allowance over a period of three years.
3956002B		Click here to contact the authors.

DC pension pots recover as annuity rates drop
DC Barometer
Mercer
31 Aug 2010	United Kingdom	Scheme Issues & Trends, Annuities and Income Drawdown
Mercer has credited cheaper annuity rates and considerable improvements in equity markets for significantly improving the retirement outlook for members of defined contribution pensions compared to only a few months ago.
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A short guide to longer lives: Longevity funding issues and potential solutions
A short guide to longer lives: Longevity funding issues and potential solutions
Swiss Re
31 Aug 2010	United Kingdom	Longevity, Funding and Minimum Funding Requirement
Swiss Re's report warns that underestimating life expectancy by just one year can increase a pension plan's liabilities by up to 5%. The report also examines what insurers and reinsurers can do to help address the challenges faced by societies as a result of increased life expectancy.
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Annuity rates at all time low
Annuity rates at all time low
Moneyfacts
31 Aug 2010	United Kingdom	Annuities and Income Drawdown
Research from Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts has revealed that annuity rates have fallen steadily over the summer months. The average rate for a male aged 65 purchasing a level without guarantee annuity has decreased by 6.3% since last August.
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Survey on Auto-enrolment and NEST
Survey on Auto-enrolment and NEST
Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA)
31 Aug 2010	United Kingdom	Scheme Amendment, Personal Accounts
Some of the country's largest employers are beginning to consider the impact of new statutory rules from 2012 that require them to auto-enrol millions of extra employees into workplace pension schemes, with 41% of employers saying that they are ‘likely’ or ‘highly likely’ to reduce future benefits in existing and in new schemes relative to existing ones, to meet the additional cost of these newly pensioned employees.
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