by Paul Sweeting | Jun 30, 2017 | All, Pensions
This week I published a paper looking at the history – and future – of the UK State Pension. I came to the conclusion that to keep this benefit affordable, some means testing would ultimately be necessary. This conclusion was controversial, but I still...
by Paul Sweeting | Jun 27, 2017 | All, Industry News, Pensions
An actuarial professor has advocated means testing as a a way of keeping the state pension age at 65 for both men and women. In ‘Surfing the Tsunami: A plan for state pension reform’, Paul Sweeting, Professor of Actuarial Science at Kent University, said...
by Paul Sweeting | Jun 27, 2017 | All, Industry News, Pensions
Means testing of the UK state pension for better-off pensioners will be necessary to keep the pension affordable for future generations and fair for the poor, according to a study. Analysis from the University of Kent suggested state pension payments should be limited...
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 &...
