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The big challenge on living standards is to boost incomes for those in work (IFS – Institute for Fiscal Studies)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Jul 2016
IFS – Institute for Fiscal Studies) ... So if the new Prime Minister takes forward the 'life chances' strategy started by her predecessor, that strategy needs to focus on lifting the incomes of working households. These are among the findings of a new report by IFS researchers published today ... Andrew Hood, an author of the report and a Research Economist at IFS said. ... 020 7291 4800 / 07730 667 013, emma_h@ifs.org.uk, bonnie_b@ifs.org.uk;....

Young suffer while pensioners prosper, think tank finds

Edit BBC News 19 Jul 2016
The IFS report also said that living standards were likely to get worse because of the UK vote to leave the EU. Incomes rose by 2% in real terms between 2007/08 and 2014/15, according to the IFS ... One reason for the growing disparity was that pensioners have experienced a "strong growth" in benefits, the IFS said ... In its report the IFS also said that living standards were likely to be hit by the Brexit vote....

Majority of children in absolute poverty have working parent, figures show

Edit Belfast Telegraph 19 Jul 2016
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said a study of the official household below average income figures showed the problems of low income were increasingly associated with working households ... With more people in work in the UK than ever before, the IFS said the proportion of children living in a household where there was no one working had fallen from nearly one-in-four in 1994-95 to fewer than one-in-six in 2014-15....

Citylights: Workshop for IFS officers

Edit The Times of India 19 Jul 2016
The maiden flight of city based airlines ... Imad Abou El Hosn and as first officer Capt. Shibasish Kushary ... Workshop for IFS officers. The Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB), Coimbatore, is conducting a two-day training workshop for Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers on 'Bioprospecting - Role of the State Forest Departments' on July 21 and 22. About 30 IFS officers from different states are expected to participate....

Majority of children in poverty have working parent, research finds

Edit ITV 19 Jul 2016
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found that the ... IFS director Robert Joyce, a co-author of the study, said....

Baby boomers are getting richer while millennials are getting poorer – and Brexit will make it worse

Edit Business Insider 19 Jul 2016
The IFS looked at data from the government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)’s Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series, published on June 28, 2016 ... The younger generation have stagnant wages and higher living costs — in contrast to pensioners, younger people are either struggling to get into the jobs markets, despite record low unemployment, and if they do work, their wages are pretty meagre when weighing up living costs....

'Mission Tiger' based on senior IFS official's story

Edit Newstrack India 19 Jul 2016
Director Dipu Karunakaran's action-emotional film 'Mission Tiger' is based on a story his friend, senior Indian Forest Service (IFS) official T. R. Bijulal had narrated, which the former then developed into a script. "The concept and story of saving tigers developed in my mind during my IFS training period itself ... under the banner Fortune Cinemas ... ....

Fitch Affirms Manulife Financial's Ratings; Outlook Stable (Fitch Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Jul 2016
For the same period, return on equity (ROE) based on core earnings was approximately 9%, below Fitch's median guideline of 13% for a company with an IFS rating in the 'AA' category ... Fitch estimates that MFC's core earnings would have to improve to over CAD5 billion with no increase in financial leverage for MFC to achieve the median guideline of 12x for a company with an IFS rating in the 'AA' category ... --IFS at 'AA-'; ... --IFS at 'AA-'....

Young 'suffer as pensioners prosper'

Edit BBC News 19 Jul 2016
Young people have suffered a drop in income since the financial crisis, but pensioners have enjoyed a significant rise, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) ... ....

IFS Seeks Productivity Policy For 'New Poor'

Edit Skynews 19 Jul 2016
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) says there is a challenge ahead to raise incomes for the "new poor" - increasingly households with at least one person working ... ....

The future for Britain's millennials is depressingly bleak — these key charts show why

Edit Business Insider 19 Jul 2016
And the IFS warn things are only going to get worse from Britain's younger generation in the event of a Brexit ... ....

Fitch Affirms Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s IDR at 'AA-'

Edit Reuters 19 Jul 2016
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) CHICAGO, July 19 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s (NYSE. BRK) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'AA-' and senior unsecured debt at 'A+'. In addition, Fitch has affirmed the 'AA+' Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings on BRK's key insurance subsidiaries. The Rating Outlook is Stable ... KEY RATING DRIVERS Fitch's ratings on B ....

Fitch Affirms Sun Life Financial Inc.'s Ratings; Outlook Stable

Edit Business Wire 19 Jul 2016
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSE, NYSE. SLF) including its senior and subordinated notes, as well as the Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings of SLF's primary Canadian insurance subsidiary, Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada (SLAC), at 'AA-'. A full list of ratings follows at the end of this release. The Rating Outlook is Stable ... ....
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