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I had earlier today read a medical research article reporting on a Japanese study that found that “supercentenarians” — those…
The simple truth is that the pension system is very good at taking your money, and may or may not…
That is a good point about the ordinary person/voter due to being too poor to get interested in political donations.…
Monthly Archives: August 2013
The politics of pensions – how the landscape has changed since 2010.
Let us hope that the head of steam that has been built up since 2010 can be maintained.
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Cleaning out the pension cupboard
“Unfortunately, even if a scheme is paid up and inactive, with no current members, governance is still required ” Continue reading
Play “FANTASY AUTO-ENROLMENT” and help 1m employers through staging
I don’t know who you are or why you’re reading this. I’m grateful you are though! Every day about 450 people get a blog from me, login to http://www.pensionplaypen or follow a link from twitter, linkedin or Facebook to what … Continue reading
The Vision of the Plowman
The “Vision of the Pension Plowman” is a bastardisation of the title of a 14th century english Poet (William Langland’s) great poem, “the Vision of Piers Plowman”. In this great book, the Plowman falls asleep by a stream and dreams … Continue reading
The workplace welfare platform?
Auto-enrolment is a big win for welfare in the UK. Getting the 1.2m employers in the UK in the habit of managing contributions for their employees and workers means that for all but a hardcore of self-employed professionals (who can … Continue reading
Whatever happened to insurance?
If the man on the Clapham Omnibus was able to feel secure that he was insured against living too long, dying too soon or losing an income through sickness, mightn’t we have a simpler and more stable platform on which to build? Continue reading
Posted in annuity, Bankers, brand, leadership, Payroll, pensions, workplace pensions
Tagged Actuarial science, annuity, annuity purchase, Business, pension, Pension new, Retirement
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Who’ll blow the whistle on the annuity fiasco?
Ros Altmann has got a lot of stick from pension folk for feeding the bad news on annuity rates to the Daily Mail, resulting in this front page. Continue reading
Small is beautiful – a good news story from Investment Solutions
Have a look at the Investment Solutions website or http://www.firstactuarial.co.uk or http://www.pensionplaypen.com – you’ll see a common thread- SMALL BUT BEAUTIFUL. Continue reading
Posted in investment, pensions, Personality, Popcorn Pensions, Treasury
Tagged asset maangement, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, first actuarial, Investment Solutions, Pension new, pension playpen, Retirement, Society
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Do linkedin endorsements do your head in?
You can’t stop someone from endorsing you, but you can opt out of having your endorsements show on your profile Continue reading
Posted in brand, leadership, Linkedin, Retirement
Tagged Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, Financial services, Linked in, linkedin, London, pension playpen, social media, Society, twitter
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Time for action on pension fund costs.
It is in everyone’s interest to clean up pensions. Whether you are a fiduciary or a practitioner, whether you regulate or run a trade body, if you want a healthy respected industry in 20 years, you need to change your attitude/practice/tolerance now.
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Posted in actuaries, brand, CDC, Consolation, pensions, target date funds
Tagged charges, costs, hidden, reputation
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This is clearly a serious story about institutional accountability, bankruptcy and the treatment of former employees. But, although the immediate…