John Batting

Punter Southall Principal John BattingJohn is a Scheme Actuary acting for a variety of pension schemes, from small, one-man arrangements, to schemes with thousands of members. He currently acts as an actuary to over twenty occupational pension schemes.

He was educated at Harrow and Cambridge University, and began his actuarial training and professional studies with Sedgwick Employee Benefits in September 1980. John joined Elliot Associates Limited in September 1984, being promoted to Director after four years, and then to Managing Director in 1990. In 1985, whilst at Elliot Associates, he qualified as a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries.

He then went on to set up BGJ & Co Limited in 1993, a consultancy company specialising in corporate pensions, and providing actuarial, advisory and administrative services for occupational pension schemes. BGJ & Co was merged with Punter Southall in 2002. In 2004, John was appointed as Chief Executive of the company.

John has provided expert reports on matters relating to the mis-selling of personal pensions, actuarial advice and pensions administration, and has also acted as an expert adviser in mediations on pension matters.

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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