Monthly Archives: October 2021
Cushon and on and on!
I’ve been thinking a bit over the past few days about how my pension is invested. This follows Nest’s announcement that it was increasing its allocation to private markets and expected to be invested 20% in alternatives. That’s a lot … Continue reading
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Why CDC pensions must break the link with the employer.
My virtual conversation I wrote a blog yesterday and sent its questions to those participating in the debate that happened in parliament between 4 and 6pm. I am grateful to Stephen Timms for acknowledging the mail. Yesterday’s session of the … Continue reading
The 10 questions I’d like to ask the experts on CDC this afternoon.
I’m pleased to see that Stephen Timms and the Work and Pensions Select Committee will be meeting this afternoon (Oct 25th) to take evidence from four notable experts on pensions. The subject discussed will be “CDC pensions” CDC pension … Continue reading
ESG must measure the past to talk to the future
I’ve already had some conversations about this morning’s blog in which I suggest that the public are skeptical about responsible investment in the absence of information about how much they’re paying to invest responsibility (their greenium) and the value for … Continue reading
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Is the public buying “responsible investment” the way we’re selling it?
Janette Weir reported on work commissioned by the DC Investors Forum on the impact of Covid on members of workplace pensions. You can read LIVING WITH COVID: TRACKING MEMBERS’ VIEWS ON RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT here Given what we now know … Continue reading
Thanks to all who registered for yesterday’s VFM conference
Thanks to all who registered and especially to all those who could attend (apologies for anyone excluded by technology at the start). We intended to share some AgeWage research which is contained below. It shows the results of our analysis … Continue reading
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Frank Field – Companion of Honour.
Very nice to see @frankfieldteam become a Companion of Honour. New Year Honours: Political veteran Frank Field given exclusive honour https://t.co/W5vu0IdTLf — Dave Brooks (@PensionsDave) December 31, 2021 Frank Field is dying and dying as he has lived, in … Continue reading
How Linked in saved you from my being hacked
Yesterday at 12.41 I got a mail from linked in telling me that an email address had been added to my Linked in account. At 12.46 I tried to remove the mail but I had already been locked out of … Continue reading
“Value For Money” – it’s how we make purchasing decisions
This afternoon we are discussing value for money in pensions, how we measure it and why it’s important. This blog thinks about how we make purchasing decisions. Many people impulse buy, some buy regardless of cost because they want it … Continue reading
Steel men had “time to choose”, the FCA has “time to change”.
It is four years since the British Steelworkers were given their time to choose between seeing their pension paid by the PPF or by a newly constituted pension scheme now called New BSPS. But this decision was overshadowed by a … Continue reading