100 days of rectitude
September 2010
The coalition has had a significant economic impact in its first quarter year in office – the full extent will become apparent over the coming months
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Analysis
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QEII – a Titanic danger
September 2010
A second bout of quantitative easing (QE) would be fraught with risks
An inflating problem
September 2010
The difference between RPI and CPI changes over time and is likely to increase
Taking an interest
August 2010
With consensus crumbling, what does the Bank of England have in store for interest rates?
Bleak Budget
July 2010
The emergency Budget was the most important in a generation, but how will it affect pension schemes?
Power to the pensions
July 2010
The industry won its battle to review higher rate tax relief but the Treasury is the only real winner
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A convenient Commission
25 June, 2010
An independent commission will decide the fate of public sector pensions
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BUDGET SPECIAL: It’s over to you
22 June, 2010
Relief on pensions tax issue, but industry asked for a better solution
Comment
Compelling commission
May 2010
A proper investigation into the affordability of local government pensions can’t come too soon, says Philip Coggan
What is in it for you?
May 2010
Thanks almost entirely to the revelation of live televised debates, the 2010 general election has been transformed from the usual drab affair to one of the most eargerly anticipated personality contests since Britain’s Got Talent 2009.
Building a fairer future
November 2009
We must build up private sector pensions, not tear down public sector benefits, says Angela Eagle MP
Reports
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News
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Retail sales rise but consumers fear cuts
7 September, 2010
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Four in 10 Lib Dem voters would not vote for party again, says poll
7 September, 2010
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Flat hiring rate casts doubt on recovery
Flat hiring rate casts doubt on recovery
7 September, 2010
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No defence left against double-dip recession, says Nouriel Roubini
6 September, 2010
Telegraph: The United States, Japan and large parts of Europe have exhausted their policy arsenal, leaving them defenceless against a double-dip recession as recovery slows to ‘stall speed’.
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Pre-Budget report to be ditched
6 September, 2010
FT.Com: George Osborne will scrap the pre-Budget report this year in a break with Gordon Brown’s era and a signal of a return to more normal economic policymaking.
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RBS 'horror story' as UK job cuts top 20,000
3 September, 2010
Telegraph: The job cuts at Royal Bank of Scotland are turning into a "horror story", according to union Unite, as the total number of staff made redundant in the UK by the bank since its partial nationalisation topped 20,000.
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UK house prices fall, construction growth cools
3 September, 2010
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Blair reveals Gordon Brown's pension reform threats
2 September, 2010
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Rise in interest rates would be a 'disaster' for UK economy, warns Peter Hargreaves
2 September, 2010
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Positive summer for business and Government, but tough days lie ahead
1 September, 2010
Features
Local scheme, national scrutiny
May 2010
The cost of local government pensions has become a political issue – but this is due to misconceptions not real problems, says Gill Wadsworth
FRS17 row will go unresolved
April 2009
Accounting rules over discount rate are set to change – but not for five years says Bob Campion
News Digest
Readers Insight: Election poll
May 2010
Which political party would be best for the pensions industry?
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