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Alex Bates

@abates_pensions

Actuarial consultant @PSTS_, tweeting on #DB #pensions, corporate finance, occasional #loveisland posts may slip through

 London
pstransactions.co.uk
Joined July 2017
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.@puntersouthall's Colette Christiansen: DB schemes are not maximising value from their pensioner buy-ins bit.ly/2wMhkOu
1st case study in a series of 3 coming up over the next few months - on transactions, covenant and mitigation packages nitter.cf/PSTS_/status/895309094…
XPS Transactions (@XPSTransactions) profile pictureXPS Transactions@XPSTransactions9 Aug 2017
Risk of Ruin case study - change in covenant following a transaction pstransactions.co.uk/knowled…
Delighted to see one of the stars of my 'Actuary of the future' interview in the #CBB house. Come on Paul Danan! theactuary.com/news/2016/04/…
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Hoping the 'optimal stopping' theory could apply in other areas - perhaps the washing up? nitter.cf/wef/status/89239373822…
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@wef1 Aug 2017
Looking for the ideal job? There's an equation for that wef.ch/2uEuuOz
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Save the date! #RiskofRuin breakfast seminar on August 16 bit.ly/2u9yfN0
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I blogged on opioid use in the US last year - with a Game of Thrones reference in the title for good measure! pstransactions.co.uk/pension… nitter.cf/PSTS_/status/889783014…
XPS Transactions (@XPSTransactions) profile pictureXPS Transactions@XPSTransactions25 Jul 2017
A topic we have followed closely: deaths from opioid use in the US. "Britain has no deaths of despair yet" ft.com/content/69b28b3e-662a…
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As DB provision falls in the UK, people will need to stump up more of their savings to secure an 'adequate' retirement income nitter.cf/PSTS_/status/889509580…
XPS Transactions (@XPSTransactions) profile pictureXPS Transactions@XPSTransactions24 Jul 2017
New blog post – Plugging the adequacy gap Just how ‘adequate’ is UK pension provision? pstransactions.co.uk/pension…
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Labour pointing out that the state #pension age increases are accelerating at a time when life expectancy increases are doing the opposite nitter.cf/Debbie_abrahams/status…
Debbie Abrahams (@Debbie_abrahams) profile pictureDebbie Abrahams
@Debbie_abrahams24 Jul 2017
State pension changes will cost 7 million people £10,000 each theguardian.com/money/2017/j…

State pension changes will cost 7 million people £10,000 each

Analysis shows each person affected may lose £9,800 after government announces raising pension age earlier than planned

theguardian.com
In case you missed it - my blog on #mortality and #longevity from earlier this week pstransactions.co.uk/pension…
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Spectacular episode of #LoveIsland last night. What do I have to do to become mates with Kem, Chris and Marcel?
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A thought provoking article for anyone involved with a #DB pension scheme. Moving pension increases from RPI to CPI would save billions. nitter.cf/PSTS_/status/888025486…
XPS Transactions (@XPSTransactions) profile pictureXPS Transactions@XPSTransactions20 Jul 2017
So why are we still using RPI? Lots of fundamental questions raised here by @chrisgiles_ ft.com/content/b71eabae-6c7f…
The benefits of repairing Britain’s broken retail prices index

The benefits of repairing Britain’s broken retail prices index  

There is something amiss with the inflation measure, which does not tally with real life

ft.com
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Uncertainty surrounds latest life expectancy headlines. nitter.cf/abates_pensions/status…
Alex Bates (@abates_pensions) profile pictureAlex Bates@abates_pensions18 Jul 2017
New #blog post - Headline Marmot indicators might not indicate headlines pstransactions.co.uk/pension…
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#RiskofRuin provides the lens through which to view almost all #pensions issues. Find the report here: bit.ly/2u9yfN0
New #blog post - Headline Marmot indicators might not indicate headlines pstransactions.co.uk/pension…
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The PPF may have just evolved from lifeboat to rescue helicopter! nitter.cf/PSTS_/status/883333527…
XPS Transactions (@XPSTransactions) profile pictureXPS Transactions@XPSTransactions7 Jul 2017
#PPF reaches 121.6% funding level, up around 5% from last year. The lifeboat fund is even more buoyant than ever!
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