Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

The government must tread very carefully if it wants to overhaul pensions tax relief

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) is launching a kite mark for actuarial firms.

Most annuity holders would resist the urge to cash in their policies on a secondary market despite concerns people had got a bad deal from insurers, according to research.

Colin Wilson has been named president-elect of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has warned actuaries of the challenge of meeting demand for defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) transfers.

Actuaries are living the dream according to a survey of 200 professions in the US which found they had the most rewarding jobs in the country.

The IFoA responds to criticism that scheme actuaries are hamstrung by fear of conflicts

PP looks at the main pensions measures announced in the Budget

DB members get far more pension for their tax than DC members

Pension members are at risk of receiving "unscrupulous" advice on defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) transfers in light of incoming reforms, warn actuaries.