Monthly Archives: September 2021
Covid may not have made us older – let’s hope it’s making us wiser.
I went to a wildly exciting drinks reception yesterday evening and asked one of the actuaries in my circle how he was feeling. He wittily replied “I feel three months older” and pointed me to the news that life expectancy … Continue reading
The Money and Pensions Service is in a mess – and it needs to be told so.
This session of the Work and Pension Committee’s taking of oral evidence was a game of two halves. In the first half, David Fairs and Sarah Pritchard had a reasoned debate with selected MPs on how people could expect to … Continue reading
Posted in MAPS
Tagged Dashboard, MAPS, Pension Wise, Stephen Timms, Work and Pensions Committee
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Should we have a say over the voting of our shares?
It’s not often that you see a Linked in post that reads like this. But it’s not often that you read a Government paper that is this forthright. There is a gap between demand from clients – which needs to … Continue reading
Posted in Big Government, dc pensions, ESG, stewardship
Tagged Cushon, pension, Simon Howard, Tumelo
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If we change to Private Markets then Private Markets must change too!
For the average saver, news that their investment returns will increasingly be from the private markets is akin to telling car-drivers that they are moving from 4 star (remember that) to unleaded petrol. So long as the pumps are primed … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, Mark Carney, Pension Freedoms, pension genome, pensions, Public sector pensions
Tagged four star, petrol, Private Equity, unleaded
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Come for coffee with Julius and Tumelo; 10.30 this morning!
Dear Playpen member, you are cordially invited to our next coffee morning on Tuesday 21st September at 10:30am All Star, Julius Pursaill (who has oversight on over £200 Bn in Assets) will be discussing climate investing and private markets. Jonathan … Continue reading
Reappointed Pensions Minister tweets his agenda
Guy Opperman has been confirmed as Pension Minister following the recent reshuffle. This is a good thing for pensions. It should mean that he becomes the longest serving Pensions Minister this century and that his reform plans can be seen … Continue reading
Covid Actuaries Friday report – bumper addition!
Friday Report: Issue 51 http://www.covid-arg.com By: John Roberts, Matt Fletcher, Nicola Oliver & Adele Groyer COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. COVID-19 is still one of the hottest topics for scientific papers … Continue reading
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Tagged actuaries, adele groyer, COVID 19, john roberts, Matt Edwards, Nicola Oliver
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‘Normal service will be resumed by the end of October 2021″ -DWP
I hope Guy Opperman’s promise that those due their state pension , some for 6 months or more, will get their payments with more than an apology. The short term blip in service is being blamed by the Minister on … Continue reading
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Tagged DWP, Pension Credit, Pensions, Ros Altmann, Sir Steve Webb, state pension, Steve Groves, Universal Credit
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“My pension stole my benefits!”
Gareth Morgan has , until now, been a lone voice, howling at the moon on the plight of the low paid faced with decisions on how to spend their pension pot. “Until now” means that he is now joined by … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, auto-enrolment
Tagged annuity, Guidance, Pension Credit, Universal Credit
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I’ve lost my pension pot;- it’s somewhere in Germany
You were great on the radio, Henry. Eh? You and Yours – lunchtime. I was swimming at lunchtime. You were on You and Yours mate. https://t.co/TxO5SK00pL forgotten we did this @sharivahl is acing it! — Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) September … Continue reading