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Pensions related:
- Associations and Societies
- Consumer Associations and Advice Organisations
- Retirement Calculators and Planners
- Data/Statistics
- Economics and Finance
- Educational and Research Organisations
- Employee Benefits Consulting Firms
- Employee Benefits/Human Resources/Pensions
- Global Organisations
- Global Resources
- Government Organisations
- Health
- Insurance
- Investment Managers and Investment Policy and Research
- Journals
- Labour and Employment Conditions
- Legal Sources
- Maternity and Other Benefits for Women
- Mortality Risk
- Pension Providers and Actuaries
- Professional and educational bodies
- Regulatory bodies, Ombudsmen etc
- Social Security
- Stock Exchanges
- UK Pensions System - Sources of Information
Other:
Pensions related:
Associations and Societies
- The Association of British Insurers (ABI)
- The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA)
- The Association of Corporate Trustees (TACT)
- The Association of Pension Lawyers (APL)
- British Bankers Association (BBA)
- Investment Management Association (IMA)
- London Investment Banking Association
- National Association of Pension Funds
- Pensions Research Accountants Group (PRAG)
- Life Academy
- Laterlife Learning
- Society of Pension Consultants
Consumer Associations and Advice Organisations
- The Office of Fair Trading: Information and publications on consumer rights.
- The Consumer Gateway: The consumer gateway with advice and a wide range of links to information and support.
- Consumer Advice: Consumer protection advice, templates for self help letters and frequently asked consumer questions.
- Trading Standards: Guides on consumer rights and specific consumer problems.
- Advice Guide: Site operated by CAB, offering advice.
- Financial Crisis 2009: The Causes and The Results
Data/Statistics
- The Health and Retirement Study A Longitudinal Study of Health, Retirement, and Aging
- Inter-American Development Bank
- ESRC Data Archive. The Economic and Social Research Council Data archive at the University of Essex houses the largest collection of accessible computer-readable data in the social sciences and humanities.
- Penn World Tables
- Pension Data Resources, Inc. Close to a million records on retirement pension plan sponsors.
- STATLinks. Links to statistical resources.
- United Nations Statistics Division
- World Health Organization's Mortality Database
Government statistics agencies
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Brazilian Agency of Statistics
- Central Bureau of Statistics, Indonesia
- Czech statistical office
- Department of Statistics, Singapore
- EUROSTAT, statistics from the EEC.
- INSEE, France
- Japan's Statistics Bureau
- National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria
- National Institute of Statistics of Italy.
- Office for National Statistics, UK.
- Slovenia Statistics
- State Institute of Statistics, Turkey
- Statistics Canada
- Statistics Finland
- Statistics Netherlands
- Statistics New Zealand
- Statistics Norway
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Commerce Department
- U.S. National Centre for Health Statistics
Economics and Finance
- Standard and Poor's Understanding Ratings
- Global Financial Data (numerous historical databases; fee based)
- Institute for Fiscal Studies (UK)
- International Economics Gateway
- Resources for Economists (list compiled by Bill Goffe)
Educational and Research Organisations
- Actuarial Programs in Academia
- The Actuarial Profession - Pensions Research Group
- Balducci's Actuarial Preprint Service. Preprints of actuarial papers.
- Centre for Actuarial Studies, University of Melbourne.
- Centre for Research on Ageing
- Center for Research on Pensions and Welfare Policies
- City University, Department of Actuarial Science and Statistics.
- European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
- European Pension Fund Investment Forum
- The Geneva Association International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics
- Global Pension News
- Heriot-Watt University, Department of Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics.
- Human Mortality Database
- Institute for Fiscal Studies. A UK research organisation focusing on applied microeconomics and fiscal issues of public policy issue.
- Masters in Gerontology
- Moneto. Independent Information and Research on the European Financial Sector
- NDAR, National Database of Ageing Research
- Pensions@Birkbeck
- Pensionsnet
- Pensions Policy Institute
- Pensions and Social Insurance (IPD)
- The Pension Research Council An organization committed to generating debate on key policy issues affecting pensions and other employee benefits; based at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
- Pension Surveys/Pension Research/Research Pensions - access to surveys and research about the pensions industry.
- RAND, Population Research Centre
- University of Kent at Canterbury. Actuarial Science Home Page.
- University of New South Wales. Faculty of Commerce and Economics Home Page.
- W.E. Upjohn Institute. An institute specialising in employment research that does quite a bit of work on pensions and labour markets.
- Warren Centre for Actuarial Studies & Research, University of Manitoba.
- Western Ontario, Department of Statistical & Actuarial Science.
- Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania: Insurance and Risk Department
Employee Benefits Consulting Firms
- Aon Consulting
- ASA (Actuarial Sciences Associates)
- Hewitt Associates
- Towers Perrin
- Watson Wyatt Worldwide
- William M. Mercer
- Willis
- Woodrow Milliman
Employee Benefits/Human Resources/Pensions
- 401(k) Exchange: provides employers and retirement advisors with comprehensive, objective data on thousands of service providers.
- 401k Help Center: comprehensive resource site for retirement plan sponsors, retirement professionals, small business owners, and plan participants.
- Research401k.com: comprehensive resource site for retirement plan sponsors, retirement professionals, small business owners, and plan participants.
- BenefitsLink (US)
- Cornell Legal Information Institute (US pension law)
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (US)
- Incomes Data Services
- International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans (US)
- International Public Management Associaton for Human Resources
- Institute of Personnel and Development (UK)
- International Pensions and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (IPEBLA)
- Pensions and Investments: The International Newspaper of Money Management
- Pensions Management Institute (PMI)
- Pensionsnet.com: online business platform for the European pension fund industry, offering access to up-to-the-minute news and comment and comprehensive details of suppliers within the sector.
- Personnel Today HR news, jobs, archive, directory and data from Personnel Today
- Society for Human Resource Management (US; many international HR links)
- Watson Wyatt Worldwide: Research Annuities
- About Roth IRA: AboutRothIRA.com provides you with the information and resources you need for managing your retirement accounts. Maintained by published book editor.
Global Organisations
- Asian Development Bank
- Inter-American Development Bank
- International Labour Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- International Social Security Association
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development
- Organization of American States
- United Nations System (all affiliated organisations)
- US Agency for International Development
- US Department of State
- World Bank: Countries and Regions Index
- World Bank: Public Information Center
- The World Bank Group: pensions online
- The World Bank Institute: pension publications
- The World Health Organisation
- World Health Organisation: Mental Health
- World Health Organisation: About Ageing and Life Course
- United Nations Research Insitute for Social Development (UNRISD)
- World Assembly on Ageing 2002
Global Resources
- Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (by country; Asia/ex-Soviet/Middle East)
- Background Notes (by country; US Dept of State)
- CIA World Factbook
- TradePort - Country Library
- Coupon Network International Business and Economics Resource
Government Organisations
UK
- Department for Education and Skills
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department of Trade and Industry
- Inland Revenue
- National Insurance Services to the Pensions Industry (Nispi)
- HM Treasury
- The Pensions Regulator
- Disability Unit (DWP)
- Governments Actuary's Department (GAD)
- The Pension Service
USA
- New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits
- Occupational Health and Safety Administration
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Established as a result of the Employee Retirement and Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) protects the retirement incomes of nearly 42 million American workers in about 55,000 defined benefit pension plans.
- Social Security Administration
- US Department of Labor
- US Government Printing Office
International
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
- Canadian Legal Statutes are now online.
- Canadian Public Pensions and Retirement
- Swedish Ministry of Finance
- OECD Online
- World Bank
Health
Insurance
- American International Underwriters (many insurance links)
- CNA Insurance
- InsWeb: Insurance Online
- ISN-Insurance Services Network (by country)
Investment Managers and Investment Policy and Research
Journals
Labour and Employment Conditions
- ILO: NATLEX: database of national labour and social security laws (extensive bibliographic information; some full-text laws)
- State Labor Laws (providing content regarding state laws in USA)
Legal Sources
- Association of Pensions Lawyers
- Cornell Law School - Legal Material by Subject
- Foreign Tax Law Publishers (English translations of commercial and tax laws; includes some labour and social security laws; must order)
- Global Legal Information Network - Library of Congress
- Hieros Gamos - Law and Government Resources
- Perspective, an electronic service which covers UK pensions law materials (including court judgments, European Pensions Law, government policy documents etc)
- UK government consultation papers on the reform of the state pension system
Maternity and Other Benefits for Women
- United Nations: Social Statistics on Women (The World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics)
Pension Providers and Actuaries
Primarily UK
- Hewitt Associates
- Barclays Bank
- Aaron Deitsch, F.S.A. pension plan consulting for small and medium sized companies.
- Garrison Investment Analysis Ltd. Discounted investment brokers offering PEPs, Pensions, AVCs, Unit Trusts, Life Assurance and Bonds etc.
- The Actuarial Profession
- Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales
- Killik and Company. UK stockbrokers who handle PEPs and pensions.
- Legal and General. Web pages have information on mortgages, pensions and pension transfers as well as life assurance and income protection plans.
- Cameron McKenna. A leading law firm.
- Prudential Retirement
- Royal Sun Alliance. World Group Organisation.
- Prudential
- Scottish Equitable in the U.K.
- SJ Berwin - European law firm
International
- Balducci's Actuarial, Risk and Insurance Links
- BVI Bundesverband Deutscher Investmentgesellschaften e.V. (The German Association of Mutual Funds)
- Society of Actuaries (US)
- US Social Security Administration: Internet Sites of Interest to Actuaries
Professional and educational bodies
- Accounting Standards Board
- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Faculty and Institute of Actuaries
- Pensions Management Institute (PMI)
Regulatory bodies, Ombudsmen etc
- Financial Services Authority (FSA)
- Financial Ombudsman Service
- Pension Advisory Service
- Pensions Ombudsman
- The Pensions Regulator
- The Pension Protection Fund
Social Security
- Cato Institute: Social Security Privatisation
- ILO: Cost of Social Security 1990-96
- ILO's Social Security Policy and Development Branch
- ILO Database on Labour Standards
- ILO's Social Protection Report
- International Social Security Association
- Regulatory Policy Institute. A think-tank based in Oxford and London, which has a group focusing on welfare reform issues.
- Social Security Search Offers helpful information about the complex US Social Security system
Links to social security agencies in many countries:
- From ISSA site
- Information on Social Security prgrammes and reforms from ISSA
- From US social security site (SSA)
- Social Security Programes in Other Countries (SSA)
Stock Exchanges
General
Links to world stock exchanges:
UK Pensions System - Sources of Information
- NAPF - Annual Survey 2008
- National Statistics - Pension Trends
- National Statistics - Occupational Pension Schemes Survey
- Pensions Pocket Book 2009 21st Edition
- The Pensions Regulator
- My Company Pension
Other organisations
- Age Concern England
- Russell Mellon CAPS
- Confederation of British Industries (CBI)
- Help the Aged
- Labour Research Department (LRD)
- London International Financial Futures & Options Exchange (LIFFE)
- London Stock Exchange
- Trade Union Congress (TUC)
- The WM Company
- Pensions Watch Project
- Helpage International
Online databases with fee-based subscriptions
- DataStar (all subjects)
- Dialog (all subjects)
- Lexis-Nexis (all subjects; extensive US law; some law for other countries)
- World News Connection (English translations of world newspapers)
