Issue accounting standards, and recognised for that purpose under the Companies Act 1985. Formerly the Accounting Standards Committee.

Trade association for the UK's insurance industry, representing around 400 companies. Includes a section on Life and Pensions.

Legal opinions and news of pending actions.

Links to EU information on all aspects of the insurance business, including regulation.

List of links relating to the Minimum Funding Requirement and its rules.

The Faculty of Actuaries in Edinburgh and the Institute of Actuaries in London and Oxford are the two professional bodies for actuaries in the United Kingdom.

Full text of the Act that currently governs UK financial market regulation.

FSA Consultation Paper on its plan to define capital adequacy. Full text and feedback form.

Handbook that superseded most of the Insurance Companies Regulations and other delegated legislation with the coming of "N2", specified in the Financial Services Act, on 1st December 2001. Links to all sections, providing full text, maintained by the SFA.

A professional accountancy body, operating under a Royal Charter. Career information, news, articles on issues involving accounting.

The company's explanation for its decision to wind up the Sea-Land defined benefit scheme. This is an early example of the use of the wind-up option which allows companies to close schemes under the 1995 Pensions Act, paying pensioners in full but paying deferred members only the MFR valuation of their benefits. The move saved Maersk around £35mio, according to the company's figures.

Established by the Pensions Act 1995, OPRA supervises the pension industry and employers who administer pension schemes.

Advertising the newsletter that provides comment on current legislation, UK and EC case law and statutes.

The PPIAB is the organisation that assesses and accredits brands in the long-term savings industry. Site includes a list of the brands currently accredited, and advice on how to complain.

Advertising the specialist newsletter that provides information on legislation developments affecting UK pensions.