Craig Moran
@pensionscraig.bsky.social
Pensions Actuary, BJJ and MUFC fan (in no particular order).
Fascinating chart (orders a pizza...)
NEW: Is the NHS still good value for money?
Billions of pounds are being ploughed into Britain’s health service — with little noticeable improvement in health since 2019.
Critics say the NHS has become bloated and inefficient. Is it?
@thetimes.com
🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/1130...
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Billions of pounds are being ploughed into Britain’s health service — with little noticeable improvement in health since 2019.
Critics say the NHS has become bloated and inefficient. Is it?
@thetimes.com
🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/1130...
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December 29, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Fascinating chart (orders a pizza...)
Reposted by Craig Moran
NEW: The autumn 2024 Budget brought some agricultural property into inheritance tax.
So what are the changes, who will be affected and was the change a good idea?
Read the briefing by David Sturrock, Stuart Adam and @helenmiller.bsky.social
So what are the changes, who will be affected and was the change a good idea?
Read the briefing by David Sturrock, Stuart Adam and @helenmiller.bsky.social
Inheritance tax and farms | Institute for Fiscal Studies
The autumn 2024 Budget brought some agricultural property into inheritance tax. What are the changes? Who will be affected? Was the change a good idea
buff.ly
November 25, 2024 at 1:13 PM
NEW: The autumn 2024 Budget brought some agricultural property into inheritance tax.
So what are the changes, who will be affected and was the change a good idea?
Read the briefing by David Sturrock, Stuart Adam and @helenmiller.bsky.social
So what are the changes, who will be affected and was the change a good idea?
Read the briefing by David Sturrock, Stuart Adam and @helenmiller.bsky.social
Reposted by Craig Moran
🧵SALT🧵
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
November 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM
🧵SALT🧵
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
1. Sticking with the LGPS, a wider point is the inconsistency in the options Funds provide.
Some Funds offer investment 'buckets', allowing employers to continue to offer future accrual while protecting their funding level. Others do not.
www.pensions-expert.com/Defined-Bene...
Some Funds offer investment 'buckets', allowing employers to continue to offer future accrual while protecting their funding level. Others do not.
www.pensions-expert.com/Defined-Bene...
Merseyside strikes £200m bulk annuity deal with Aviva
The deal, covering 2,500 scheme members, is just the third time an LGPS fund has entered the bulk annuity market.
www.pensions-expert.com
September 23, 2024 at 6:04 AM
1. Sticking with the LGPS, a wider point is the inconsistency in the options Funds provide.
Some Funds offer investment 'buckets', allowing employers to continue to offer future accrual while protecting their funding level. Others do not.
www.pensions-expert.com/Defined-Bene...
Some Funds offer investment 'buckets', allowing employers to continue to offer future accrual while protecting their funding level. Others do not.
www.pensions-expert.com/Defined-Bene...
Interesting news in pensions land this week, with the first(?) LGPS buy-in.
Let's see whether this is the start of a trend, or a one-off project for a particular employer.
I'd also be keen to understand why full/partial cessation was ruled out.
www.pensions-expert.com/Defined-Bene...
Let's see whether this is the start of a trend, or a one-off project for a particular employer.
I'd also be keen to understand why full/partial cessation was ruled out.
www.pensions-expert.com/Defined-Bene...
Merseyside strikes £200m bulk annuity deal with Aviva
The deal, covering 2,500 scheme members, is just the third time an LGPS fund has entered the bulk annuity market.
www.pensions-expert.com
September 21, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Interesting news in pensions land this week, with the first(?) LGPS buy-in.
Let's see whether this is the start of a trend, or a one-off project for a particular employer.
I'd also be keen to understand why full/partial cessation was ruled out.
www.pensions-expert.com/Defined-Bene...
Let's see whether this is the start of a trend, or a one-off project for a particular employer.
I'd also be keen to understand why full/partial cessation was ruled out.
www.pensions-expert.com/Defined-Bene...