Thoughts from the grandstand

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I was fortunate last week to be invited to the first day of the test match at Lords.

One of my host’s other guests was also an actuary who had held a senior position in a Life Office which used to have a SSAS portfolio. During the luncheon interval our conversation turned to the future of SSASs and in particular the future of SSAS in the new “simplified” environment. Watching cricket is a strange phenomenon in that although one concentrates on the play, it is very easy for the mind to drift on to thinking of other things at the same time. During the afternoon’s play, my mind followed up our lunchtime discussion and my thoughts turned to the impact of A-Day and whether or ...

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