Monthly Archives: September 2011
A pound spent on pension’s as good as salary – the new golden rule
I published a blog recently on the need for the DWP to take notice of the real concerns of the ASA. It got some really interesting comments made on various sites mainly opposing the ACA’s pessimism. Interestingly the pessimism of the actuaries mirrors … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, corporate governance, dc pensions, Fiduciary Management, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement
Tagged annuity, Business, corporate governance, croydon, dc pensions, Economics, Employment, Fiduciary Management, Financial services, Human Resources, Insurance, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Pound, Pension Poverty, pensions, Pensions, Politics, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, Salary, Society
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The man from OECD says “guess”
It’s a sobering time for those involved in pensions policy and for those who are trying to advise companies and people in how to organises their finances to meet their retirement income needs. One thing people don’t want to do is guess. They … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, corporate governance, dc pensions, Liability Driven Investment, NEST, OECD, Retirement
Tagged annuity, Australia, Chile, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Defined contribution plan, France, Germany, Liability Driven Investment, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, pension, Pension new, Pensions, Persnal Accounts, Politics, Retirement, Stock market index, United States
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How much volatility can we take? Pension Play Pen Lunch Sept 5th 2011
James Smith- First Actuarial Ben Mulroney– mallowstreet Jenny Kreser – Silverman Sherliker Mark Benfold Railway Pension Scheme Malcolm Delahaye – Supertrust Jennny Yeo – Affiliate Managers Paull Chapple -Close Brothers Jeroen Wilbrink – Partner at SECOR Asset Management Thornton Wells – Mattioli Woods Michael Clarke -Capita … Continue reading
Posted in dc pensions, de-risking, Liability Driven Investment, mallowstreet, pension playpen, Retirement
Tagged Actuarial science, Ben Mulroney, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Financial services, Human Resources, Liability Driven Investment, mallowstreet, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Poverty, Pensions, Politics, Retirement, Risk Management, trustee
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A policeman’s lot’s a beneficial one
I doubt I will be the only person this morning seriously worried by the attitude their senior officers display when called to account.
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Posted in pensions, Retirement
Tagged Association of Chief Police Officers, BBC, Constabularies, Crime and Policing, croydon, England, Government, law, Law Enforcement, Organizations, pensions, Police, Police Associations, Police misconduct, Police officer, policing, Policy Exchange, Politics, Retirement
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Some of our pensioners are unwell
I’ve not read anything so silly as this http://www.professionalpensions.com/professional-pensions/news/2105510/stv-slashes-liabilities-bespoke-mortality-exercise for a long time. If you can’t read the story via the link, KPMG are delighting in having got the STV Trustees to change their mortality assumptions after they’d collected eveidence that most of … Continue reading
Posted in corporate governance, de-risking
Tagged corporate governance, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, Employee benefit, Employment, Financial services, Human Resources, KPMG, Liability (financial accounting), National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Recovery Plan, STV (TV network), trustee
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The ACA have spoken – the DWP ought to listen
Let’s hope that instead of issuing yet more consultation documents on the policing of the auto enrolment regulations, the Government will , through its key Departments, DWP and the Treasury, start getting us excited about the prospect of this new order. Otherwise this new pension paradigm will degenerate, as its Stakeholder predecessor degenerated, into a fearful, unloved, unadopted and unenforced mess.
Posted in annuity, corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, pensions, Personal Accounts
Tagged annuity, corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, Employment, Financial services, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pensions, Pensions, Persnal Accounts, Personal Accounts, Politics, Public Sector Pensions, Scheme, Tata Consultancy Services, Treasury
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