by Paul Sweeting | Jun 13, 2017 | All, Articles, Library
Over the last 20 years, the extent of defined benefit provision has declined substantially in the United Kingdom. Whilst most of the focus has been on deficits relating to past benefit accrual, the increasing cost of future benefit accrual is also important. There are...
by Paul Sweeting | Jun 9, 2017 | All
Now that the voting is over for the UK general election, it’s time for actuaries to think about elections to the Council of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (if they haven’t already). There are 18 people standing for 8 seats in the General...
by Paul Sweeting | May 11, 2017 | All, Industry News
It’s been six years since The Actuary sat down face to face with Paul Sweeting, despite his various editorial contributions to the magazine. During this time, he has worked as a managing director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management and as head of research at Legal &...
by Paul Sweeting | Mar 30, 2017 | All, Investment, Longevity
The latest Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) report in the UK has suggested that mortality improvements will be significantly less than had been expected even last year. Life expectancy for a 65 year-old man has fallen by 1.3% or nearly four months, and for a...
by Paul Sweeting | Jan 15, 2017 | All, Books, Library
Freddie is training to be a spaceboy – but he’s scared of heights! Can his friends Alexandra, Josephine and Michael help him overcome his...
by Paul Sweeting | Jan 3, 2017 | All, Longevity, Pensions
The Pensions Act 2014 requires the UK Government to review the State Pension age (SPA) during each Parliament, and the first such review closed on 31 December 2016. In its response to this review, the the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association called for no further...
