Restoring the school garden programme in Ghana: an exploration of the key issues from the past and implications for the future

ABSTRACTIn the light of recent judgments by the courts, there are areas where the interpretation of Policyholders' Reasonable Expectations (PRE) by actuaries may need to be reassessed. Furthermore, the discussion paper on the exercise of discretion expected from the Financial Services Authority (FSA), as part of its review of with-profits business, is likely to raise wider issues.The time is therefore right for actuaries to have the opportunity to debate how PRE should be interpreted in the future. This paper is presented as a catalyst to enable that debate to happen, and the authors have set out their own views on some of the key issues.The paper discusses certain areas where the interpretation of PRE adopted by Appointed Actuaries in the past may no longer be consistent with recent court judgments. Following that discussion, the actuarial profession should attempt to establish a revised interpretation of PRE, in order to provide greater assistance to Appointed Actuaries currently advising on with-profits business.

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Regioselective Hydroamination Using a Directed Nucleopalladation/Protodepalladation Strategy

Synlett ◽

10.1055/s-0036-1589077 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 28 (16) ◽

pp. 2057-2065 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Keary Engle ◽

John Gurak

Keyword(s):

Historical Context ◽

Future Outlook ◽

The Past ◽

The Future ◽

Key Issues ◽

Conceptual Logic

Alkene hydroamination is an attractive approach for converting alkenes into structurally complex amine products. Several different strategies have been pursued over the past few decades to achieve this historically challenging reaction. One of the key issues associated with this transformation is control of regioselectivity, which is particularly difficult for internal non-conjugated alkenes. Our group has recently found success using a removable bidentate auxiliary to control regioselectivity and stabilize the key nucleopalladated intermediate in a palladium(II)-catalyzed alkene hydroamination with N–H nucleophiles. This article describes the historical context for this work, the underlying conceptual logic, our results to date, and the future outlook.

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The future we want

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education ◽

10.1108/ijshe-03-2014-0036 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 112-129 ◽

Cited By ~ 131

Author(s):

Walter Leal Filho ◽

Evangelos Manolas ◽

Paul Pace

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Content Type ◽

The Past ◽

The Future ◽

Key Issues ◽

Sustainability In Higher Education ◽

The Right

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a description of the achievements of the United Nations (UN) Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) with a focus on higher education, and it describes some of the key issues which will guide sustainable development in the coming years. Design/methodology/approach – The paper initially presents an analysis of past developments, complemented by an assessment of the emphasis on sustainable development by the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. In particular, it makes cross-references to the deliberations held at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012, with a special emphasis to the document “The Future we Want”. It concludes by listing a set of suggestions and measures that both industrialised and developing countries may consider to translate the principles of sustainable development into reality. Findings – Sustainable development is and will continue to be a matter of substantial international interest and concern. The developments achieved over the past 20 years have been substantial, but there are still many gaps and need which need to be met, so as to improve its prospects in the next two decades. Originality/value – The paper provides useful insights which allow a better understanding of the role of universities in fostering sustainable development, and some of the key issues need to be considered, so as to allow things to move in the right direction.

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