Monthly Archives: April 2018
“As for pensions – tell me what to do and let me get on with it!”
The quote in the title comes from a friend of mine, who has a successful web-based comparison site (that doesn’t compare pensions). The comment has haunted me since Christmas. What’s that coming over the hill?!? uh- “guidance”… uh – “single … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Compare the Market, Go Compare, Martin Lewis, Money Supermarket, MSE, pensions, Single guidance body
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Martin Lewis and Facebook
Martin Lewis is a god, he is followed by millions because he is consistent in what he does. He does not advertise products. And yet Facebook allow advertisers to hi-jack his brand, even his image and use it to endorse … Continue reading
Whatever happened to “pot follows member”?
The Liberal pension spokesperson – the very shadowy Stephen Lloyd, has labelled the Conservative Government “incompetent” for shelving Steve Webb’s pot follows member initiative (which should have arrived in 2016). Guy Opperman, with the weight of the Government’s massive research … Continue reading
Posted in pensions, steve webb
Tagged dc, Guy Opperman, pensions, Pot follows member, stephen lloyd, Steve Webb
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Opportunities knock – on “vulnerability watch”
If you’re a student in Manchester and you’re desperate to keep going out with your mates (rather than studying), help is at hand! For only 1160% APR, you could get up to £350 of drinking time till your student loan … Continue reading
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Tagged financial education, pay-day loans, pensions, Smart-pig, students
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Lady Lucy out lock-busting (again)!
It’s been a slow start to the boating year on the Thames. Heavy rain and snow made Easter boating unpleasant and dangerous and it’s only in the past few days that river-levels have subsided to take red boards off mid-Thames … Continue reading
Alright LCP and First Actuarial – here’s my ESG challenge to you!
I’d alert readers to an excellent thought piece by LCP consultant, Sam Cobley. You can read it here. Sam ponders why, while every trustee and IGC chair is now commenting on Responsible Investment and Environmental, Social and Governance issues. So few … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, First Actuarial, pensions
Tagged Consultants, ESG, first actuarial, LCP, Responsible Investment
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Con Keating’s report of David Blake’s CDC workshop
This is a personal and idiosyncratic commentary on the Pensions Institute/Netspar workshop for the exchange of experiences and views of DC plans in the UK and Netherlands. While there was little which was entirely new to me, there was much … Continue reading
By George, I just shrunk the pension!
While “workplace pensions” go from strength to strength in terms of coverage, the amount of money being paid as “pensions”, certainly in the private sector, is likely to shrink. this article looks at why and asks some awkward questions about … Continue reading
Fintech must Bee for a clear purpose
I’m looking forward to a breakfast meeting at the CSFI to hear a conversation between Romi Savova and several sceptics who don’t get the Pension Bee proposition. As I’ve mentioned on this blog several times, I admire Pension Bee and … Continue reading
IGC Class of 2018 – the results are in – this is how your Chair Report stacks up.
So here are my ratings for the principal IGC reports that I can find. There may be more reports skulking out there and I’ll be adding them if they get reported to me! As you can see, they … Continue reading
Posted in IGC, pensions
Tagged Aegon, Aviva, Black Rock, Chair, Fidelity, IGC, L&G, Old Mutual, pensions, Prudential, Scottish Widows, Standard, Zurich
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