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Updated 18 May 2012 

18 May 2012
Current Awareness in Ageing Report (CAAR) updated
Data reports, working papers and articles on the economics of ageing and demography are available from the CAAR website.
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18 May 2012
NEP Economics of Ageing updated
The NEP report on Economics of Ageing is currently edited by Claudia Villosio. Here you will find a digest of recent academic papers on pensions, social care and the economic aspects of demography.
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15 May 2012
Annuities grow up: Pensions Week analysis
Providers and consultants have reacted to falling annuity rates by developing alternatives to traditional annuities for those approaching retirement. (Pensions Week)
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15 May 2012
Companies face £100bn pensions topup
British businesses face a £100bn drain on their finances over the next three years as they top up ailing final salary pension schemes, according to new research. (Telegraph)
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15 May 2012
Improved methods for calculating private pension contributions
ONS publication.
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15 May 2012
NAPF Consultation: Telling people about DC pension charges
The NAPF has published a consultation document on the draft Code of Conduct for disclosing pension charges to employers. (NAPF)
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15 May 2012
Today's children face six decades of working life
Today's children could have a working life of up to sixty years as the state pension age rises to 77 and beyond, new figures have suggested. (Telegraph)
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10 May 2012
PwC: UK investment funds in line for €20bn tax rebate
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that foreign investment funds that invest in French companies should not be liable to pay a discriminatory withholding tax on dividends. (PwC)
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10 May 2012
13m private sector workers rely on state pension, study reveals
As many as 13 million workers employed in the private sector are relying on the government to subsidise their retirement, according to new figures. (Prudential)
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10 May 2012
UK Pension Awards 2012
List of winners at Professional Pensions annual awards.
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07 May 2012
Bowie gives his glass half-full pensions outlook
Ronnie offered a 'mostly upbeat' assessment of the state of the industry in his keynote address to Financial News’ Pension Fund Conference. (Financial News)
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07 May 2012
‘Sociopath’ and ‘small man’ accused of fraud
Tony Morris, alleged to be responsible for a £52m pension fund fraud, was “sociopathic”, while trustee Graham Pitcher had “small man syndrome”, a court has heard. (Pensions Week)
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06 May 2012
China's pension sector set for growth
Z-Ben forecast that assets under management in China’s pension system will “balloon” from Rmb7.4tn ($1.2tn) at the end of 2012 to Rmb28tn by 2020. (Financial Times, registration required)
 

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