Monthly Archives: July 2021

CDC – your questions answered

Posted on July 31, 2021 by henry tapper

A recent professional pensions weekly Pension Buzz survey of 100 members of its readership posed the question: “What is your main hesitancy or concern around CDC arrangements?” This blog lists the concerns expressed. It should be noted that only 37 … Continue reading →

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Aegon’s IGC report – a good and informative read.

Posted on July 30, 2021 by henry tapper

Aegon has published it’s 2020-21 IGC report. In the past, I have been critical of Ian Pittaway’s reports but I sense a shift to a more responsive approach relying more on feedback from employers and consultants. This is reflected in … Continue reading →

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The SJP’s GAA report comes up short

Posted on July 30, 2021 by henry tapper

  This is how the SJP Governance Advisory Arrangement measures the value for money offered by SJP’s workplace pension schemes. Behind this analysis is a statement from the GAA Chair The GAA believes that value for money is subjective and … Continue reading →

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It’s time to stop sneering at St. James’s Place

Posted on July 29, 2021 by henry tapper

St. James’s Place released their half yearly results yesterday and the market responded by marking up their shares 5%. The results told us that SJP had added nearly £10bn to funds under management and that operating profit had shot up. … Continue reading →

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Webb and Snowden on the state pension and scamming

Posted on July 28, 2021 by henry tapper

We are hosting our first “Event” on Tues 3 August. You are invited to join our “All Stars” pension experts Steve Webb and Margaret Snowdon, for a coffee morning discussing state pensions and pension scams. Sign up to for free … Continue reading →

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Living with the impetuosity of youth

Posted on July 28, 2021 by henry tapper

In our new blog, @AdeleGroyer updates our analysis of the vaccination status of hospital admissions in England. For those aged 50 plus, the unvaccinated 5% now make up 34% of hospital admissions. 90% of those aged 50 plus are fully … Continue reading →

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Risk sharing – a trouble shared or simply squashed?

Posted on July 27, 2021 by henry tapper

What do we mean by risk sharing? My friend Con Keating has criticized me for advocating CDC as a scheme for pensioners only telling me that there is no risk-sharing between a 65 and 95 year old because they have … Continue reading →

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To boost or not to boost? – that is the question

Posted on July 27, 2021 by henry tapper

  Bulletin 128 By Louis Rossouw COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence.     Summary High-income countries are progressing rapidly with vaccination and are starting to consider the use of booster shots where many low-income countries are … Continue reading →

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Pressure mounts on pensions for a CDC alternative.

Posted on July 26, 2021 by henry tapper

“The CDC alternative must now be introduced, because the status quo is so unsatisfactory.” Martin Wolf , writing in the FT In another important article , published today, Martin Wolf points out what we close to pensions cannot see, that … Continue reading →

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Progress towards immunization; Covid-ARG’s weekend report

Posted on July 25, 2021 by henry tapper

                                                                                                      http://www.covid-arg.com Friday Report: Issue 48 By: Matt Fletcher, Adele Groyer & 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 … Continue reading →

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