Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

UK pensions look good in theory but the system could turn out to be alarmingly fragile. Michael Klimes finds out why

Murray Blake has been appointed a consultant by LCP to work in its pension de-risking section, taking the practice to over 30 partners and consultants.

Will funds benefit from increased mortality rates?

Increases in life expectancy have slowed significantly over the last four years according to the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).

Growing numbers will have to pay for social care in old age

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.