Andy Scott

Punter Southall Principal Andy ScottAndy graduated from Edinburgh University, with a degree in Mathematics and Statistics and is a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries. He has been involved in the pensions industry for over twenty years, both with consultancies and life offices. He joined Punter Southall as a Principal in October 2000 and has headed up our Edinburgh Office ever since.

Andy has a wealth of pensions experience and is Scheme Actuary to a wide range of clients. He founded our independent trustee arm, PS Independent Trustees Limited, and has recently specialised in scheme wind-ups, both from an actuarial viewpoint and as independent trustee.  He was also instrumental in founding PSFM’s Executive Pensions Unit that provides services for Small Self Administered Schemes (SSASs) and Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs).

In the 1990s, Andy was actively involved in helping frame the legislation on pension rights on divorce and has been a regular speaker on the subject. He has acted as an expert witness and, in 1996, he was appointed a Member of the Academy of Experts. 

Andy regularly provides comments and articles to the press and also speaks at industry conferences.

Away from work, Andy played rugby and cricket for many years with Stewarts Melville FP Club and London Scottish and is now a keen golfer.

The News
Solvency Funding in Pension Schemes

Punter Southall has released its new paper 'Solvency Funding in Pension Schemes: The Application of Solvency Regimes to European Pensions'.
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Life Expectancy by Post Code
Punter Southall has launched an online application to show how your life expectancy may differ from the UK average based on your current Post Code.
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Employee Savings Scheme Service
Punter Southall Group has developed its Employee Savings Scheme service which brings together mortgage and pensions saving to provide a solution to the failings of traditional pension schemes. Please contact Steve Leake on 01483 540 300 for further information.
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Co-founder who refuses to stand still in his desire to be ahead of the game
Punter Southall's Jonathan Punter tells the Financial Times' Pauline Skypala that the firm's unusual combination of businesses is far from accidental.
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Trustee Training Programme
Punter Southall has worked with the Trustee & Pension Management Association to develop a training course to cover the new Trustee Knowledge & Understanding requirements.
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Internal Controls
New regulations impose requirements on trustees to establish adequate internal controls for the operation of their pension scheme.
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CompleteDB
Punter Southall has launched a new integrated service solution for defined benefit schemes, bringing certainty of cost as well as full services.
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