Monthly Archives: July 2013
“Ex dolo malo non oritur action” – the mysteries of pension liberation
it seems that the Regulator is right in saying it has not itself threatened trustees, merely pointed out the threat that exists from the Regulations Continue reading
Thank goodness for that!
Without this open dialogue, we would not have the necessary tension between those who create rules and those who have to meet their costs. Continue reading
King Canute got governance about right!
If we are to become as effective in the management of our pension funds as our German and Dutch cousins, we are going to have learn the lessons of Canute and concentrate our governance though centralised channels focussing on things we can do something about. Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, annuity, auto-enrolment, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, defined aspiration, FSA
Tagged canute, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, Government, Human Resources, Pension new
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How Providers can take a lead in investment governance.
I am one such member and I have no idea whether my managers are doing a good job. Continue reading
Storm clouds gather round legacy workplace pensions
OFT investigation called for by Labour should be a signal to Government to back down and accept our amendments to the Pension Bill – McClymont Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Business, Employment, Financial services, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, OFT, pension, pension playpen, Retirement, Steve Webb
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You have sat too long…non-performing DC trust boards should go
The biggest threat to workplace pensions in this country is political. The next election will be fought on a growth agenda and every Government department (other than the DWP) will be taking a long hard look at the employer duties … Continue reading
Giving “pensions” back its good name!
What do we mean by Pension Governance? When we listen to a musical recording what we hear is the perfect balance between instruments achieved by expert mixing. Pensions Governance does that mixing job for your workplace pension , making sure … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, annuity, social media
Tagged Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Financial services, Government, Human Resources, Investment, Life annuity, pension playpen, pensions, public sector, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb, United States
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Why pensions do need quality standards
If you buy a kettle, you look for the BSI Standard kitemark, if you get out a gas engineer – you look for the Corgi sign and if you buy fresh food you look for the red tractor Continue reading
About that pensions pile-up down the road…
Watching literally hundreds of thousands of people doing this every year in the last five has been like watching the biggest motorway pile-up Britain has ever seen! Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Government, Inflation, Interest rate, Life annuity, MGM Advantage, pension, Quantitative easing, Retirement
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Pension PlayPen at Henley
this photo-blog is a moveable smorgasbord of good things that will expand as more images come to the table Continue reading
Posted in gloriana, henley
Tagged England, Eric Murray, Hamish Bond, Henley, Henley Royal Regatta, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, River Thames
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