Monthly Archives: April 2018
Life’s a beach for the BlackRock IGC
It’s a sure fine of things to come when an IGC report is promoted by a stock photo. This couple appear on most of the IGC reports I have read, I suspect they were scammed out of their pension and … Continue reading
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Tagged AE, Allan Whalley, auto enrolment, BlackRock, IGC, Investment, pensions, Value for Money
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Royal London’s IGC comes of age
I’ve been tough on the first two reports from Phil Green, Chair of Royal London IGC. I guess I am a convert third time around, as this report reads well, is stacked with useful information on Royal London’s value for … Continue reading
Pensions and fairness (the Gordian knot). Guest blog from Phil McEvoy
Phil McEvoy is a talented pensions manager; he’s writing this blog in his personal capacity. Thanks to Phil for this interesting take on what makes for fair these days 2018 will see a couple of milestones in the state pension system, … Continue reading
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Tagged British Dental Association, Fair, Pension Manager, pensions, Phil McEvoy
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Old Mutual – a case for an IGC referral?
Old Mutual Wealth (OMW) frame their IGC report with a reminder to policyholder of what the IGC is there to do. The ICC must Assess the value for money of our workplace pension schemes, raise and escalate their concerns to … Continue reading
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Dr Geoffrey Tapper – our tribute
Thanks to all who came to my Father’s memorial service yesterday at Bell Street Methodist Church. This is our tribute to my father. My father believed he was under an obligation to serve the public. This belief came … Continue reading
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Prudential’s IGC get it right – a model Chair report.
To understand why the Prudential’s IGC reports are so good, you need to go to first principals and read the opening paragraphs of their value for money definition (oddly sitting on p40 of the report) The IGC’s approach to VfM … Continue reading
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Tagged IGC, John Nestor, Laurence Churchill, pensions, Prudential, Prufund, Retirement, workplace pension
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Aegon almost perfect – says Aegon IGC
Aegon’s IGC has produced a Chair’s Statement which reads like a corporate brochure for the Dutch life insurance company. The most used word in Ian Pittaway’s IGC report is “challenge”, but no challenge emerges. Aegon turn out to be get … Continue reading
Fidelity – show your IGC some love!
You can find the Fidelity 2018 IGC report here. Don’t try searching for it on any Fidelity website (unless you want to spend 20 minutes like I did this morning). At the end of the report, Kim Nash has a … Continue reading
“Phoenix and the Island of misfit pensions” – how one IGC is making a difference.
Phoenix – the island of misfit pensions. It’s not much fun if your pension finds its way to Phoenix Life. It’s the pension equivalent of the Island of Misfit Mascots – the place where Peetie the Sexual Harassment Panda gets … Continue reading
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Tagged IGC, Peetie the Panda, pensions, Phoenix, South Park, Standard Life
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The Standard Life IGC – could things possibly have gone worse?
It has not been a good year for Standard Life or its IGC. This hasn’t stopped the IGC from producing a report that weighs in at an incredible 91 pages, only the first 15 of which are directed at the … Continue reading
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Tagged IGC, pensions, redington, Rene Poisson, Standard Life
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