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Our Associates Alec Ure 30+ years experience in all aspects of pensions work, with Inland Revenue, Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow and Gissings. Wide knowledge of both DWP and HMRC legislation and practice. Specialist in legal drafting for UK as well as off-shore and other international pension schemes. Established author of many specialist books and articles on pensions (see Publications) E-mail: alec.ure@ureassociates.co.uk David Perryman 25+ years pensions technical and consulting experience in Inland Revenue and private sector, with Sedgwick Noble Lowndes and EBS. Specialisms included setting up and running SSAS and SIPPS and consulting on group schemes sponsored by multinational UK and USA owned companies. Extensive experience of pensions aspects of public sector outsourcing. E-mail: david.perryman@ureassociates.co.uk Douglas Sleziak 30 years experience in all legal aspects of pension schemes including offshore and overseas. Worked for two major Law Firms (Nabarro LLP and Baker & McKenzie LLP) for a total of 15 years and for Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow. Joint Editor of "Pensions Law Handbook"- the market leader in the Industry, while employed by Nabarro LLP. Writer on the chapter on "Overseas Aspects of Pensions" for Tolleys Looseleaf publication on "Pensions Law" .Professional trusteeship expertise, including chairing trustee meetings for a multi-employer umbrella trust pension scheme E-mail: douglas.sleziak@ureassociates.co.uk Stephen Degnan Qualified tax inspector with extensive experience of HMRC investigation and compliance powers and practice. Final four years in HMRC on pension simplification project, specialising in new information requirements, tax charges and reliefs, and new penalty regime. Email : stephen.degnan@ureassociates.co.uk Mike Jarrett 40+ years with Inland Revenue covering a variety of topics, including the tax rules for pension schemes. Deputy Director of the Pensions Schemes Office 1993-98. Adviser to Treasury Ministers on pensions tax policy 1998-2004 Email : mike.jarrett@ureassociates.co.uk David Hastings O ver 20 years with the Inland Revenue followed by several years with a leading pensions company as a pensions technician and tutor, eventually running his own pensions advisory company for ten years specialising in high net worth clients through contacts with the accountancy and IFA markets. E-mail: david.hastings@ureassociates.co.uk Tim Webb A leading consulting actuary with 30 years’ experience of advising companies and Trustees on all aspects of UK pension arrangements and pensions strategy has held senior positions in Clay & Partners, Sedgwick Noble Lowndes, Bacon & Woodrow and Gissings before setting up his own consulting business. He provides pensions advice to corporates, based on detailed technical knowledge, providing commercial solutions to challenging problems. In addition he provides technical advice on product and service design on UK and overseas arrangements. E-mail: tim.webb@ureassociates.co.uk John Hayward 30+ years in HMRC covering wide range of taxation matters, before specialising in pensions and moving to private sector with EBS and Nabarro Nathanson and as self-employed consultant, writer and lecturer. Specialist in SSAS, SIPPS and pension scheme taxation, including VAT, with sound knowledge of new pensions tax regime. Significant contributor to many specialist publications on pensions (see Publications). E-mail: john.hayward@ureassociates.co.uk Rob Eccleshall 30+ years with HMRC on wide range of taxation subjects, primarily pensions. Specialised in information requirements, penalties and scheme audits. Final four years on pensions simplification policy team leading up to the 2004 Finance Act. Email : rob.eccleshall@ureassociates.co.uk John Rook 35+ years in HMRC on a wide range of taxation subjects. Specialised in tax investigations into large companies before moving to pensions schemes compliance monitoring, primarily of SSAS. Our Operational Manager. E-mail: john.rook@ureassociates.co.uk Jim Smith 15 years in HMRC covering a wide range of taxation matters including inheritance tax and pensions. 20+ years with Mercer including principal roles in SSAS, pension transfer review, annuities, pension administration and outsourcing. E-mail: jim.smith@ureassociates.co.uk Jeff Holmes 22 years as an investment accountant working in the city for the Bank of Bermuda, Prudential and insurance giant Generali covering a range of unit pricing, pensions investment and banking matterside range AUA Support Associates Cyberbis & Computerworks AU&A dedicated I.T professionals covering all aspects of technical, communication and other support services. Diverse range of I.T products and services available. Associates are Tony Garton , Steven Hunter and Alexander Ure at the same address, with drop-in pc clinic 'Computerworks' and web-design centre 'Music Art Design'. Cyberbis Website: www.cyberbis.co.uk or email: mail@cyberbis.co.uk Music Art Design Website: www.musicartdesign.co.uk or email: info@musicartdesign.co.uk Copyright © Cyberbis 2009 All Rights Reserved

Our Associates

Alec Ure

30+ years experience in all aspects of pensions work, with Inland Revenue, Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow and Gissings. Wide knowledge of both DWP and HMRC legislation and practice. Specialist in legal drafting for UK as well as off-shore and other international pension schemes. Established author of many specialist books and articles on pensions (see Publications)

E-mail: alec.ure@ureassociates.co.uk

David Perryman

25+ years pensions technical and consulting experience in Inland Revenue and private sector, with Sedgwick Noble Lowndes and EBS. Specialisms included setting up and running SSAS and SIPPS and consulting on group schemes sponsored by multinational UK and USA owned companies. Extensive experience of pensions aspects of public sector outsourcing.

E-mail: david.perryman@ureassociates.co.uk

Douglas Sleziak

30 years experience in all legal aspects of pension schemes including offshore and overseas. Worked
for two major Law Firms (Nabarro LLP and Baker & McKenzie LLP) for a total of 15 years and for
Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow. Joint Editor of "Pensions Law Handbook"- the market leader in the
Industry, while employed by Nabarro LLP. Writer on the chapter on "Overseas Aspects of Pensions"
for Tolleys Looseleaf publication on "Pensions Law" .Professional trusteeship expertise, including
chairing trustee meetings for a multi-employer umbrella trust pension scheme

E-mail: douglas.sleziak@ureassociates.co.uk

Stephen Degnan

Qualified tax inspector with extensive experience of HMRC investigation and compliance powers and practice. Final four years in HMRC on pension simplification project, specialising in new information requirements, tax charges and reliefs, and new penalty regime.

Email : stephen.degnan@ureassociates.co.uk

Mike Jarrett

40+ years with Inland Revenue covering a variety of topics, including the tax rules for pension schemes. Deputy Director of the Pensions Schemes Office 1993-98. Adviser to Treasury Ministers on pensions tax policy 1998-2004

Email : mike.jarrett@ureassociates.co.uk

David Hastings

O ver 20 years with the Inland Revenue followed by several years with a leading pensions company as a pensions technician and tutor, eventually running his own pensions advisory company for ten years specialising in high net worth clients through contacts with the accountancy and IFA markets.

E-mail: david.hastings@ureassociates.co.uk

Tim Webb

A leading consulting actuary with 30 years’ experience of advising companies and Trustees on all aspects of UK pension arrangements and pensions strategy has held senior positions in Clay & Partners, Sedgwick Noble Lowndes, Bacon & Woodrow and Gissings before setting up his own consulting business. He provides pensions advice to corporates, based on detailed technical knowledge, providing commercial solutions to challenging problems. In addition he provides technical advice on product and service design on UK and overseas arrangements.

E-mail: tim.webb@ureassociates.co.uk

John Hayward

30+ years in HMRC covering wide range of taxation matters, before specialising in pensions and moving to private sector with EBS and Nabarro Nathanson and as self-employed consultant, writer and lecturer. Specialist in SSAS, SIPPS and pension scheme taxation, including VAT, with sound knowledge of new pensions tax regime. Significant contributor to many specialist publications on pensions (see Publications).

E-mail: john.hayward@ureassociates.co.uk

Rob Eccleshall

30+ years with HMRC on wide range of taxation subjects, primarily pensions. Specialised in information requirements, penalties and scheme audits. Final four years on pensions simplification policy team leading up to the 2004 Finance Act.

Email : rob.eccleshall@ureassociates.co.uk

John Rook

35+ years in HMRC on a wide range of taxation subjects. Specialised in tax investigations into large companies before moving to pensions schemes compliance monitoring, primarily of SSAS. Our Operational Manager.

E-mail: john.rook@ureassociates.co.uk

Jim Smith

15 years in HMRC covering a wide range of taxation matters including inheritance tax and pensions. 20+ years with Mercer including principal roles in SSAS, pension transfer review, annuities, pension administration and outsourcing.

E-mail: jim.smith@ureassociates.co.uk

Jeff Holmes

22 years as an investment accountant working in the city for the Bank of Bermuda, Prudential and insurance giant Generali covering a range of unit pricing, pensions investment and banking matterside range

AUA Support Associates

Cyberbis & Computerworks

AU&A dedicated I.T professionals covering all aspects of technical, communication and other support services. Diverse range of I.T products and services available. Associates are Tony Garton , Steven Hunter and Alexander Ure at the same address, with drop-in pc clinic 'Computerworks' and web-design centre 'Music Art Design'.

Cyberbis Website: www.cyberbis.co.uk or email: mail@cyberbis.co.uk

Music Art Design Website: www.musicartdesign.co.uk or email: info@musicartdesign.co.uk