Monthly Archives: July 2021
How well does Linked in’s fraud protection work?
Grant Eldred is the Chief People Officer of the world’s largest law firm – Clifford Chance. I worked with him at the start of his career, he is one of the most professional people I have ever met. Do you … Continue reading
The proof of SJP’s self-confidence is in customer outcomes.
My friend Robin Powell who speaks for the evidence based investor has republished my comments on SJP’s Value Assessment (it’s nice to see my words properly set). I agree with Robin’s title, WHY SJP’S LATEST VALUE ASSESSMENT STILL DOESN’T CUT … Continue reading
Why our pensions need a benchmark of everyone!
This post’s about getting people engaged with their pensions. It is quite technical but I’ve tried to keep it in a language that keeps you interested. I am a firm believer that people will be interested in pensions if you … Continue reading
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Tagged Benchmark, everyone, everything, Pensions, workplace Pensions
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Modelling the Return of Freedoms – July and beyond
By Matt Fletcher, Adele Groyer and John Roberts COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. Summary Updated SAGE papers have been published setting out modelling of the impact of easing restrictions in England – in … Continue reading
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Tagged C19 Actuaries Response Group, Imperial, LSHTM, University of Warwick
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The return of the Pension PlayPen
Connecting people. The Pension PlayPen is back and trending at http://www.pensionplaypen.com. Steve Goddard of Goddard Perry and Salvus fame is at the helm and he’s invested his time and resources in transforming the site into an online marketplace for jobs, … Continue reading
Are asset managers finally getting real about DC?
At a recent DC investment forum run by Professional Pensions, Andrew Brown of Columbia Threadneedle asserted that DC fiduciaries need to use the market shock of the pandemic to test the resilience of their DC default strategies. I’ve got good … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia threadneedle, FCA, Getting real, Pinebridge, value assessment
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SJP talk to their happy customers – should they talk to us all?
The value assessment process was introduced to make it easier for investors to understand what they’re getting in exchange for the fees they pay. So, we’ve taken care to outline the full range of services that you receive from us: … Continue reading
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Tagged FCA, investment pathway, Pensions, Rob Gardner, SJP, value assessment
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What is consolidation doing to DC contribution rates? WTW’s surprising results!
FTSE 350 Defined Contribution Pension Survey 2020 https://t.co/iD5kcNLMfR via @WTW_uk — Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) July 13, 2021 The collapse in confidence among small pension schemes gathers pace as Corporate Adviser reports. Two-thirds of employers who currently run their own trust-based … Continue reading
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The fight for fungible pensions continues!
“The tragedy of British pension arrangements is that the attempt to force safety on private arrangements is forcing them into collapse. Worse, it has allowed the older generation of pensioners to extract all the risk-bearing capacity of private sponsors for … Continue reading
Living with losing? We’ve got a World Cup to win!
I had a day on the river yesterday with some beautiful young Indians from Swindon. Kind, courteous and generous with their food and culture. They knew me through a network of friends I have made through a gym in Slough. … Continue reading