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14 Aug 2012

SAI Newsletter August 2012

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17 Jul 2012

The Pensions Board publishes FAQs on recent changes to the funding standard

The Pensions Board has published FAQs on recent changes to the funding standard. This document sets out The Pensions Board's responses to certain questions posed on the recent changes, in June 2012, to the funding standard. The Board continues to receive questions on this matter and this document will be updated as necessary. For further information on the funding standard requirements, please check the Statutory Guidance section of our website.

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13 Jul 2012

International Congress of Actuaries – Event Date & Call for papers

Every 4 years, member associations of the IAA organise an International Congress of Actuaries and welcome actuaries from all disciplines and from around the world.  The next Congress will be held in Washington from 30th March – 4th April 2014. The theme of the 2014 Congress is Learn, Interact, Grow.

For further information on the event, see www.ica2014.org/about.

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07 Jun 2012

Initial Response from Society of Actuaries in Ireland to Pensions Board’s funding rules for defined benefit pension schemes

The Society of Actuaries in Ireland has today issued a Press Release in response to the Pensions Board funding rules for defined benefit pension scheme.

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30 May 2012

Institute and Faculty of Actuaries publishes Longevity Bulletin

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Longevity Bulletin aims to provide a regular overview of research into longevity trends and a guide to prospects for long life.  It presents and explains actuarial perspectives on population longevity and looks beyond the actuarial world for statistics, research and the latest thinking on related subjects.   Longevity Bulletin is published every six months.  Issue 03 is now available.

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30 May 2012

CMI publishes analysis of SAPS mortality experience

The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) carries out research into mortality and morbidity experience, based on data supplied by UK life assurance companies and actuarial consultancies. 

The CMI has published Working Paper 62, which presents a preliminary analysis of the mortality experience under large self-administered pension schemes for the period 2003 to 2010.

Further information  

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24 May 2012

Fiscal Incentives Research

Background
The Society seeks to make an impartial contribution to public debate on social policy and public interest matters where an actuarial perspective can add value.  In this context, the Society has decided to commission research as set out below.

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23 May 2012

Proposed changes to the Solvency II implementation date

On 16 May 2012, the European Commission published a proposed directive of the European Parliament and the Council in order to amend the deadline for the transposition and subsequent implementation of the Solvency II Framework Directive (Directive 2009/138/EC).
 
The proposed Directive says:

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03 May 2012

"European Actuary" magazine available online

The latest version of The European Actuary (TEA), the biannual magazine of the Dutch actuarial association, ‘Actuarieel Genootschap & Actuarieel Instituut’, the German association, ‘Deutsche Aktuarvereinigung’, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in the United Kingdom (‘The Actuarial Profession’) and the French ‘Institut des Actuaries’ is now available online.  Visit www.the-european-actuary.org.
 

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26 Apr 2012

Newsletter April 2012

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16 Apr 2012

Minister Burton publishes Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012

Joan Burton TD, Minister for Social Protection today (5th April) published the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012 to give effect to a number of reforms including those in the areas of the One-Parent Family Payment scheme and Defined Benefit Pension schemes. The main provisions in the Bill are set out here.

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