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  • Q U A N T U M NEWS

    IN THIS ISSUE

    @Receive Quantum News by emailQuantum is keen to conserve natural resources and would prefer to distribute Quantum News via email in future. If you would like to be added to the

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    Quantum approaches its coming of age

    ISSUE 43 | WINTER 2017

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    SORP: one year on

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    How did it go?

    Fair Value Hierarchy

    Investment risk disclosures

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    Annuity valuations

    Way forward

    Leaves on the line?

    Changes

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    Should the auto enrolment minimum contributions be raised?

    Blissfully unaware?

    Pensions Monitor

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    Actuary in the corner

    Scheme Actuaries and their Gilty Conscience…A

    Background

    What are the alternatives?

    The Work and Pensions Select Committee is now looking into “the balance between meeting pension obligations and ensuring the ongoing viability of sponsoring employers”

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    Paying for mum and dad

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    Take control of your PPF levy

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    Improving your Experian score

    Reducing the ‘risk’ the PPF associate with your scheme

    Case study

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    GMP - It's not over 'til it's over

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    GMPs

    What’s new?

    What’s next?

    The responsibilities of trustees and pension administrators can be distilled into one

    simple golden rule: “Pay the right benefits, to the right people, at the right time”

    What now?

    Conclusion

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    An end to the sting in the pension tale?

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    Alan Greenspan (former Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States).

    Ban on cold-calling

    Restrictions on transfers

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    It is estimated that there are some 250 million cold calls each year, equivalent

    to eight potential fraud attempts every second.

    (Image Source: The Pensions Regulator)

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    Setting up fraudulent schemes

    Climate change and investment

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    What is a climate change focused fund?

    Are these funds the future?

    Implications for pension schemes

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    And the nominees are...

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    to assist you

    The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT)

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    The return of Fiscal Policy?DB

    Quantum chroniclesNew arrivalsEvents

    Past Events

    Upcoming Events

    S Policy actions

    Impact on investments

  • Who we are

    trustees and members.

    Products and services

    Getting in contact

    Stuart PriceCypress House

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