“Keep Your Lid On: A Financial Analyst's View Of The Cost & Valuation Of DB Pension Provision”, is the third "Finance Short" on pensions by Con Keating. There has been growing discontent among the sponsors and trustees of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes over scheme valuation regulations...

The purpose of this primer is twofold – to explain at length the correct way in which to value defined benefit pensions liabilities, and to draw attention to a range of misconceived practices which have developed in the management of DB schemes. It considers the role of trustees and purpose of...

Long Finance's Distributed Futures research programme is pleased to announce the publication of the report, “Smart Ledgers & Collective Defined Contribution Pensions”Veterans of the UK pensions scene often describe a former world in which pensions were organised on a best efforts basis. They...

Written as a contribution to the Long Finance Meta-Commerce programme, this paper examines the way that discount rates are used for the evaluation and management of pension schemes.The authors describe the role and function of a discount rate, and critique the methods presently in use for...

This hard hitting response to the UK Government consultation on On Enabling Investment In Productive Finance comes just a few months after the modification of the charge cap, and concerns a proposal to exempt certain classes of illiquid private investments from the DC charge cap.The authors make...

CTC has the potential to provide a cost-effective option for CRC screening in the UK NHS and may be cost saving compared with the current programme of biennial FOBT. Further analysis is required to assess the impact of introducing CTC to the UK CRC screening programme on the NHS budget and...

Background: Screening of populations at risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) allows the detection and successful treatment of tumours and their precursor polyps. The current UK CRC screening programme is faecal occult blood testing (FOBT), despite evidence from modelling studies to suggest that more...