Monthly Archives: May 2021

Where performance breaches the charge cap – everyone wins!

  Andrew Warwick-Thompson is quoted in the FT today claiming that “The government is pandering to the asset management industry” and that “Asset managers should be changing their fees structure to fit the charge cap, and not the other way … Continue reading

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

How ESG should protect our national game

“Football should be built on community, not built on mutiny”. Nasser al-Khelaifi – President of Paris St Germain Protecting football from mutiny Fifteen years ago I spoke at an NAPF conference in Manchester , the morning after being smashed in … Continue reading

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

We got to see sunshine after the rain!

Bluebirds flying over the mountain again? Well not quite – this is the Thames valley, but I did see a yellow wagtail bobbing beside the boat around 6 am! A few hours later my intrepid crew turned up – looking … Continue reading

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

C19 actuaries report “very encouraging results”

                                                                                                      http://www.covid-arg.com Weekly bulletin #42 By: John Roberts & Dan Ryan COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. COVID-19 is still one of the hottest topics for scientific papers and articles. The COVID‑19 Actuaries Response Group provides … Continue reading

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

We talk to retirees the language of a bygone age

Governance improving – but… The DWP has been asking itself some searching questions about the governance of the workplace pensions that Britain will be increasingly rely on to supplement the state pension and eventually overtake it as our main source … Continue reading

Posted in pensions | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment