Stuart Southall

Stuart Southall looks at whether Covid-19 has hastened or reinforced the role of member-nominated and other lay trustees.

Actuarial firms are in danger of being swept up in a government attempt to clean up the lobbying industry, the Association of Consulting Actuaries warns.

The industry has supported Steve Webb's promotion of ‘defined aspiration' occupational pensions which encourage risk sharing, but warned the government will have to make significant legislative changes to make it work.

Private sector pensions have suffered from a "seismic collapse" with provision falling far short of the public sector, according to the Association of Consulting Actuaries.

Government must be ready to adapt its pension reform strategy if the introduction of auto-enrolment fails due to the state of the economy, the Association of Consulting Actuaries warns.

Association of Consulting Actuaries chairman Stuart Southall has defended valuation methods against claims they rely on "fundamentalist theory".

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.

PP conducted an online poll asking whether the government should hold fire on proposals forcing schemes to make adjustments to benefits to compensate for the effects of unequal GMPs. Here are the results.

Many within the industry want the government to hold fire on proposals forcing schemes to make adjustments to benefits to compensate for the effects of unequal GMPs - what's your view?