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  • 2 months ago | barnett-waddingham.co.uk | Chris Pritchard

    Bitcoin has generated significant interest among investors, institutions, and governments worldwide. While some view it as a potential future currency, others regard it as primarily speculative. This article examines bitcoin’s potential use cases and assesses its long-term value. This article will address the following key questions:  Can bitcoin become a globally adopted currency? Could bitcoin become a store of value? Is bitcoin’s price purely speculative?

  • Nov 24, 2024 | barnett-waddingham.co.uk | Chris Pritchard

    With many DB pension schemes finding themselves in strong funding positions following the events of the last few years, it’s easy to forget that trustees still face a myriad of other challenges that, if left unresolved, could be detrimental to their scheme’s long-term stability.

  • May 10, 2024 | shropshirelive.com | Chris Pritchard

    A rare sighting of the Northern Lights was visible from Shropshire on Friday night as a massive solar storm brought a beautiful aurora to the skies above the UK. The stunning light show came as the most powerful solar storm in almost 20 years hit Earth. The scale of the geomagnetic storm is the largest in two decades and the effects will likely last several days.

  • May 6, 2024 | barnett-waddingham.co.uk | Craig Turnbull |Chris Pritchard

    Home Insights Blog DB pensions: private assets and preparing for an insurance buyout May 7, 2024 Spotlight on risk transfer and insurance series  |   Part 7Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes’ asset allocations to private/illiquid assets have been prevalent in the news recently1.

  • Apr 23, 2024 | barnett-waddingham.co.uk | Chris Pritchard

    It is certainly undeniable that UK DB pension schemes have significant economic value to offer, with total assets under management of well over £1 trillion and the Pensions Regulator (TPR) now estimating a total surplus in excess of £225bn on a low dependency basis. The only question is, who stands to benefit from this economic value? Running on your schemeAt present, the answer to this question tends to be insurers.

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