Association of Consulting Actuaries

The pensions industry has rejected government proposals to tinker with auto-enrolment (AE) earning thresholds and called for a complete overhaul.

Removing compulsory inflation proofing from defined benefit schemes would "widen the gulf" between public and private sector provision, says consultant John Ralfe.

Is cutting contributions more trouble that it's worth?

Jack Jones looks at the Association of Consulting Actuaries' research on pension arrangements for smaller employers.

Jonathan Stapleton says things were going so well...

HM Treasury has launched a consultation on its intention to authorise tax-transparent collective investment schemes, which could cut the withholding tax paid by UK schemes.

Grasping the nettle of guaranteed minimum pensions

The DMO should issue CPI-linked gilts on shorter durations of ten to 20 years to match schemes' shorter-dated CPI-linked liabilities, two of the industry's biggest bodies say.

Why are some employers still unprepared for 2012?

Two-thirds of employers with no pension scheme say they are unlikely to auto-enrol employees into the National Employment Savings Trust or a qualifying scheme, ACA research finds.