Monthly Archives: July 2020

So what can our past performance tell us of the future?

Very excited by developments in @agewageuk scoring that are helping us understand the risks each saver experiences relative to all relevant risks members can take, more in weeks to come! — Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) July 2, 2020 It is narcissistic … Continue reading

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Could a wealth tax fix our broken economy?

Britain is broke, for the second time in 12 years our economy has hit the buffers but this time the noises coming out of Government suggest that it is the wealthy who will pay to fix it. This would be … Continue reading

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Grieving for Guy and Flora Opperman

People have various ways of dealing with grief, some withdraw and deal with it privately, others share their grief with others. Our Pensions Minister, Guy Opperman has chosen to share the grief he has over the loss of his newly … Continue reading

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Public and private sector partnerships in pensions.

  Mick McAteer of the Financial Inclusion Centre and Romi Savova of Pension Bee   I have a high regard for Mick McAteer, someone who’s passion is compassion. Mick fiercely believes in the primacy of the public sector in delivering … Continue reading

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Keating and Clacher ask “Why do DB Funding levels matter?”

Scheme funding is now the principal risk management tool for DB schemes, a development which has been encouraged by parliament and the regulatory authorities. It appears that the answer to everything is ever more funding of the pension promise and … Continue reading

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Trustees have nothing to fear from making members money matter

“How can schemes make ESG compliance meaningful?“ that’s the question Angus Peters of FT’s Pension Expert asked his readership. It may not sound the snappiest of headlines but here’s what followed and after spending yesterday afternoon at the launch of … Continue reading

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Making My Money Matter – all a little bit polite.

It didn’t feel like winning, it didn’t feel like losing. The launch of Making My Money Matter has just over 500 attendees and featured accomplished performances from Richard Curtis, Mark Carney, Helen Dean, Gillian Tett , Tanya Steele and Russel … Continue reading

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