Hilary Salt

Industry

The top 20 opinion articles of 2016: Discount rates and the bright side of BHS

What were the most read opinion pieces on Professional Pensions over the last 12 months? Here are some of the top pieces from our commentators during the year.

21 December 2016 • 3 min read

Defined Benefit

Is DB really dead or can it be salvaged?

There are plenty of alternatives to just closing schemes

06 November 2015 •

Defined Benefit

How employers can get better value from legacy DB schemes

Better comms could ensure the £20bn spent on DB each year isn’t wasted

09 September 2015 •

Investment

Is the balance of power shifting from asset managers to trustees?

Trustees are learning to get bolshy over contracts

26 August 2015 •

Law and Regulation

Letter: Promoting integrity competence and transparency in the actuarial profession

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

26 March 2015 •

Defined Benefit

Tolerating poor standards: Six criticisms of scheme actuaries

Hilary Salt warns quick-fix compliance is replacing professional judgement

10 March 2015 •

Defined Contribution

Industry insiders could ruin CDC

Industry insiders who become trustees at collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes could ruin them according to First Actuarial founder Hilary Salt.

26 January 2015 •

Legislation

Shipping industry seeks auto-enrolment extension

The shipping industry needs more time to prepare for auto-enrolment because of the unique challenges faced in enrolling offshore workers, First Actuarial says.

06 October 2011 •