Monthly Archives: September 2018

Should Government play “fantasy pensions”?

Posted on September 30, 2018 by

  What should we make of reports in the Daily Telegraph that our Pensions Minister, Guy Opperman, is meeting with pension experts to consider a system where a workplace pension could follow the employee, rather than employees joining new plans … Continue reading →

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The Garden of pension delights!

Posted on September 30, 2018 by

Occasionally I should allow this blog to publish a vision of what pensions should be, rather than what they are – at least to justify it’s title! Here is my garden of pension delights , a place filled with the intoxicating … Continue reading →

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Al Rush – Chive – Pension Debate III

Posted on September 29, 2018 by

If you haven’t read Natalie Holt’s portrait of Al Rush, I suggest you take two minutes out of your day and read it now. Here is the link. The article gets to the heart of the man and his reason … Continue reading →

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Moving on – age is no barrier!

Posted on September 29, 2018 by

Here’s my Mum on a crisp September afternoon in Shaftesbury North Dorset. The window looks in on the room where I was conceived over 57 years ago. Not much changes for my mother! Something that changed earlier this year, was … Continue reading →

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“Pentech” needs to lead or the dashboard won’t work

Posted on September 28, 2018 by

  The dichotomy between old and new skool pensions has rarely been so well displayed as at Wednesday’s Pension Dashboard Summit Enterprise v Start -up Consumer led v business case Big Government v entrepreneurs ABI v open banking Saving v Spending Prospective v … Continue reading →

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Pension PlayPen lunch – dashboard- for consumers or the industry?

Posted on September 27, 2018 by

Pension Play Pen lunch – Monday 1st October; 12 for 12.30 Counting House http://www.the-counting-house.com “Is the prototype pension dashboard really for consumers or is it a new business tool for pension providers?” The debate recommences! Come and have your say, speak to those in Fintech … Continue reading →

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Pensions dashboard – for the consumer or the industry?

Posted on September 27, 2018 by

    Yesterday I suggested that the Pensions Dashboard Summit being held in London was likely to be “feisty” – it was. The organisers chose to put the event under Chatham House rules, as if a debate about transparency can … Continue reading →

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Discount Rates and DB Pension Scheme Valuation: A history lesson from Con Keating

Posted on September 27, 2018 by

The question most frequently asked – “what discount rate should be used for valuing the liabilities of pension schemes?” – is problematic. Surprisingly, academics and practitioners have spilled gallons of ink, and exchanged more than a few uncivil words debating … Continue reading →

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#pensionsdashboardsummit – it could be feisty!

Posted on September 26, 2018 by

  I’ll be off on a Boris Bike to Marble Arch in a moment to the Pension Dashboard Summit at the Arum Hotel. From the opening session , which pitches Chris Sier together with L&G supremo Chris Clarke, this looks … Continue reading →

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Millennials! stand up for your future.

Posted on September 25, 2018 by

There weren’t many people at the Pension Management Institute’s event last night But it was an important meeting nonetheless   There is a little group of pension professionals under the age of 40 who could grow. They want to have a … Continue reading →

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