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Issue 23, April 2008

Understanding Pension Guaranty Insurance

Con KeatingBy Con Keating
Head of Research, BrightonRock

One of the declared objectives of this government is the maintenance of good defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. Unfortunately the value-for-money proposition associated with this form of scheme is now so low that the finance directors of many sponsor enterprises wish to curtail their commitment...

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Walking the tightrope:
Introducing personal accounts

Ian NaismithBy Ian Naismith
Head of Pensions Market Development, Scottish Widows

If the government manages to introduce personal accounts without destabilising the existing pensions market, it will have pulled off one of the greatest balancing acts of the 21st century so far...

Integrating public affairs and PR can deliver more than the sum of the parts

Steve MuirBy Steve Muir
Consultant

Longer term strategic aims of public policy work should form at least part of the framework within which PR operates...

Budget 2008 and the strange death of Britain’s savings culture

PenniesChancellor Darling has come through his 'safety first' Budget seemingly unscathed - but for those of us who care about Britain's savings culture, the small print doesn't look too good...

Private Equity and Hedge Funds:
European Parliament making the case for action on transparency

Lost in the mazePrivate investors came under the UK spotlight in 2007; now, they must face similar scrutiny across the Channel...

Presidential Prospecting

US political party iconsThe argument for each remaining candidate in the enthralling US presidential race...

Will star power save the planet?

Houses of ParliamentBritain has thrown a new resource into the climate change challenge - our political celebrities...

How pensions reform brought Greece to a standstill

GreeceThe public response to pensions reform in Greece could not have been more different to that of the UK...

Gossip and the City

Can you hear me?One senior figure at HBOS described last week's events as the 'modern day version of bank robbery'. Are our modern day sheriffs up to the task?...

Mortgage market policy:
Dealing with a black swan

Black swanThe Government's approach to the mortgage market has been extraordinarily timid of late...

Europe’s shrinking population: what implications for policymakers?

GraphIt is strange that there was no mention of our shrinking, and rapidly aging populations at the recent European Council meeting...

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