This seminar has been devised to provide topical and worthwhile views of current developments within the pensions practice.
Why attend?
The programme will look at the role that actuaries for UK pensions schemes can play in the context of integrated risk management, the expectations of trustees, a rapidly changing economic climate and the impact of pensions freedom.
Who should attend?
Actuaries with responsibility for advising UK pension schemes
Event organiser
Contact Events Team for more information.
eventmanagement@actuaries.org.uk
0207 632 1498
CPD
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09.00 - 09.30 Registration and Refreshments |
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09.30 - 09.40 Chair’s introduction |
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09.40 - 10.30 An Economist’s perspective on the UK economy A commentary on the current UK and global economic environment and implications for markets and interest rates. Speakers from Deutsche Bank |
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10.30 - 11.20 Developments in Regulation The Pensions Regulator will discuss the role that actuaries have in bringing the integrated approach to risk management into being. The session will discuss how the risk management approach should work in practice, utilising the roles of actuaries and trustees to identify and manage the risks in their DB schemes within the regulator’s new framework. Speakers from TPR |
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11.20 - 11.40 Morning refreshments |
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11.40 - 12.40 The Increasing Influence of the Employer Covenant This session will highlight the impact of employer covenant on actuarial assumptions, recovery plan length and investment strategy from the perspective of a covenant assessor, using case studies to highlight the implications of movement in covenant ratings. Speakers from Lincoln Pensions |
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12.40 - 13.40 Lunch |
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13.40 - 14.30 The Customer’s View A professional trustee will look at what Trustees expect from their Scheme Actuary and consider what is good and what is bad from the perspective of the “customer”. In addition, this session will offer some examples of good and bad practice from the perspective of a regular user of these services within the context of issues that Trustees struggle to get to grips with in the current climate Speakers from Capital Cranfield |
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14.30 - 15.20 Pensions Freedom, DB transfers and the future A senior TPAS official and an experienced industry practitioner give their views on pension freedoms experience to date and their impact on member choices and on DB transfer advice in the new environment. They will also share their thoughts on the direction of travel of pensions in the future. Speakers from TPAS and Deloitte |
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15.20 - 15.40 Afternoon refreshments |
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Members of the IFoA executive will stimulate discussion on current professional issues which arise in the pensions field and will introduce some of the IFoA’s proposals to help address particular areas of risk. Speakers from the General Counsel Team, IFoA |
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16.40 - 16.45 Chair’s closing remarks |
15.40 - 16.40 Professional considerations in today's pensions environment
Location
Address
Nearest Public Transport
Leeds City Station
The station is a two minute walk away from the venue.
Further information is available on the venues website - www.hotelmetleeds.co.uk/location/