Darragh Kelly
Ton up Member
Hi,
Just have a couple of questions in relation to chapter 26
Page 12
To the extent that liquid funds are not set aside in advance of benefits being provided, the above factors will also lead to uncertainty about the incidence of contributions.
So if there are not liquid funds set aside we will be uncertain on how much and the rate of funds that can be set aside for benefits? Is this because we don’t know how or when we can sell the illiquid funds at a ‘good’ market value?
Page 13/14
Defined benefit promise with a defined contribution underpin. How exactly does this product work? If markets are doing well, then it becomes a DC because the underlying assets are doing well, and if markets perform poorly, it becomes a defined benefits scheme (ie when guarantee bits)?
Section 3.3 General contribution risks
On page 14, how does removal of tax status resulting from non-compliance with legislative requirements lead to uncertainty in contribution / prems required?
Section 4.2 Investment Risk
In the sol to the question on page 16, what does bullet point 3 mean ie reinvestment risk arising from mismatching assets and liabilities?
Section 5.5 Expense Risk
A product provider’s expense can be expressed in terms of a unit costs..
Just regarding the core paragraph under the solution to the question on page 20, struggling to grasp this concept specifically the expenses forming the numerator and volume measure as denominator.
Thanks,
Darragh
Just have a couple of questions in relation to chapter 26
Page 12
To the extent that liquid funds are not set aside in advance of benefits being provided, the above factors will also lead to uncertainty about the incidence of contributions.
So if there are not liquid funds set aside we will be uncertain on how much and the rate of funds that can be set aside for benefits? Is this because we don’t know how or when we can sell the illiquid funds at a ‘good’ market value?
Page 13/14
Defined benefit promise with a defined contribution underpin. How exactly does this product work? If markets are doing well, then it becomes a DC because the underlying assets are doing well, and if markets perform poorly, it becomes a defined benefits scheme (ie when guarantee bits)?
Section 3.3 General contribution risks
On page 14, how does removal of tax status resulting from non-compliance with legislative requirements lead to uncertainty in contribution / prems required?
Section 4.2 Investment Risk
In the sol to the question on page 16, what does bullet point 3 mean ie reinvestment risk arising from mismatching assets and liabilities?
Section 5.5 Expense Risk
A product provider’s expense can be expressed in terms of a unit costs..
Just regarding the core paragraph under the solution to the question on page 20, struggling to grasp this concept specifically the expenses forming the numerator and volume measure as denominator.
Thanks,
Darragh