Richard Darnell

Punter Southall Principal Richard DarnellRichard graduated from Bristol University in 1992, with a degree in Economics and Mathematics. He has completed half of the actuarial exams and joined Punter Southall in January 1996, after 3½ years experience at a competitor.

Throughout his career he has been involved in all major aspects of pensions consultancy and actuarial work. Richard spends significant amounts of time providing support to the Scheme Actuary on two schemes each with over £110m assets and 4,000 and 6,000 members respectively. Richard manages a team of 8 other actuarial staff of varying levels of experience ranging from a few months to several years.

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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