Monthly Archives: June 2020

Covid Actuaries weekly round up to June 13

Posted on June 13, 2020 by henry tapper

  The Friday Report – Issue 11 By Matt Fletcher and Nicola Oliver COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence.   Every week, more is written on COVID-19 than any individual could possibly read. Collectively, the COVID‑19 Actuaries … Continue reading →

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It’s isolation for me for the next few weeks!

Posted on June 12, 2020 by henry tapper

  Just as I thought I’d be coming out of lock-down it seems I must stay indoors for another month. A year ago I found myself in Guys hospital and under the knife, the alternative being most unpleasant. On July … Continue reading →

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Not all asset managers are created equal

Posted on June 12, 2020 by henry tapper

This is the second of ten articles written by Chris Sier which were originally published in Pension Expert. The original can be found here and is republished with the kind permission of the editor In the first piece of this … Continue reading →

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Asset managers are no longer the problem on cost transparency

Posted on June 11, 2020 by henry tapper

This is the first of ten articles by AgeWage co-founder Dr Chris Sier. All articles have first been published in the FT’s Pension Expert and are re-produced with its kind permission. The oritinal of this article can be found here … Continue reading →

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The public just want a pension dashboard

Posted on June 11, 2020 by henry tapper

  Yesterday afternoon was busy but I had time to catch a headline in Professional Pensions  Lords pensions bill amendment could confirm single dashboard approach, says TPP I’ve retained the original article as a PDF and here is how it … Continue reading →

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Let’s stop blaming everybody else!

Posted on June 10, 2020 by henry tapper

  Blame the Crossfit CEO, blame Sainsburys, blame Peter Shilton and blame Little Britain. The twitter hits of the day are consistently pointing fingers at others for the state we’re in. Thankfully we aren’t blamin Prince Philip who is 99 … Continue reading →

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A different approach to pension scheme solvency and funding.

Posted on June 10, 2020 by henry tapper

Solvency and Funding This is the second of our blogs answering questions which arose from our original essay written in response to the proposed DB Funding Code. It covers issues of solvency and funding. Solvency estimation involves the comparison of … Continue reading →

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From PS20-06 to the dashboard; – can the FCA pull it off?

Posted on June 9, 2020 by henry tapper

  Amidst the noise of the ban on contingent charging, the FCA published a long and detailed Policy Statement PS20-06 For the most part, the FCA is concerned with people safeguarding their rights to promised benefits wherever they may come … Continue reading →

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Pension committees “stay alert”!

Posted on June 9, 2020 by henry tapper

    Alarm bells rang when I read Stephanie Hawthorne’s report on the reaction of some Pension Schemes to the challenges of the current pandemic ‘Lockdown spikes fears of democratic deficit in LGPS’  A survey of 83 local authorities conducted … Continue reading →

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Public and private responsibilities under CV-19

Posted on June 8, 2020 by henry tapper

There is a very good reason to talk out now. ‘The only wrong thing to say is to say nothing’ – Meghan Markle And people of all color have been on Britain’s streets this weekend, making their voices be heard. … Continue reading →

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