Monthly Archives: June 2010

What??? A quick explanation PADA are the people who are setting up a Govenment backed pension scheme called Personal Accounts and if you employed and not in a pension then you'll have to apply not to be in it! Their … Continue reading →

This is an extract from a blog posted by Corin Taylor on the IOD website, Final salary pension membership in the private sector has already fallen 40 per cent since 2000, and the recession will only intensify this trend, as … Continue reading →

A series of fortuitous events has slightly eased the funding of funded UK pension plans but this shouldn’t mask the fundamental problems that persist among the majority of the smaller schemes Poor governance Inappropriate benchmarks Unrewarded risk Non-diversified growth assets … Continue reading →

I've mentioned before the deep delight I have in living in multi-racial London and the largely unremarked upon improvement we've witnessed since the dark days of SUS laws, riots and the rise of the NF in the 70s and 80s, Today … Continue reading →

Background Employers that sponsor defined benefit schemes are directly exposed to the risk that the scheme’s experience will be different from what’s expected. Finance directors and treasurers are used to dealing with the management of financial risks, but “longevity risk” – the risk … Continue reading →