Monthly Archives: November 2021
The PPI , governance and value for money
In my earlier post, I wanted to get to grips with the PPI’s new research paper on international experience measuring value for money but ended up focusing on a confusion about VFM and member contributions. Follow the link to … Continue reading
Is the VFM of a pension scheme best measured by contribution rates?
The PPI have been asked “What can other countries teach the UK about measuring Value for Money in pension schemes?” and asked by the Pensions Regulator. The answer is 55 pages long and involves a detailed analysis of the impact … Continue reading
VFM – the Pension Policy Institute spells out what really matters
A new report which will be published today, reinforces many of the messages of this blog. I am reporting the trailer and this blog will be updated later in the day. The report sets out to show that “International Value … Continue reading
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Whatever happened to the retirement crisis?
Checking in on the retirement crisis Joachim Klement Obviously, we have been preoccupied with two major crises and their fallout over the last 13 years, so we may be forgiven if we lost track of another crisis that is looming … Continue reading
No more Mr. nice Guy
Guy Opperman’s pension agenda is aligned to the Chancellor’s and the Prime Minister’s, speaking to the delegates of Corporate Adviser’s Master Trust conference, he warned the industry it needs to act together to boost investment into infrastructure and other illiquid … Continue reading
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Japan – the country where value investors go to die.
It’s not just subscribers to the FT that are entitled to Robert’s wonderful daily newsletter – you can Sign up here to receive Unhedged in your inbox every weekday.. Unhedged talks to people above my pay grade (most of my readers), … Continue reading
The Lords will go no further on the triple lock
House of Lords has decided to go no further on the triple lock and the legislation has now passed. Pension rise in April 2022 will be 3.1%. — Steve Webb (@stevewebb1) November 16, 2021 We should be grateful to Sir … Continue reading
Measuring the cost of going green
I would like to say I’ve read B-finance’s Investment Fees Survey published this month, but I have only read the reviews published by the financial press which , from their similarities, suggest they are rehearsals of a press release. The … Continue reading
Professing Green – how can we buy ESG with confidence?
The FCA is doing good work , establishing a standard way to display green funds so that people know what they are buying with confidence. Their thinking so far is outlined in a discussion paper DP 21-4. The paper is … Continue reading
A USS CDC scheme “makes sense” – says the FT’s Martin Wolf
UK university pensions suffer from misplaced prudence https://t.co/F7woRK31aL @martinwolf_ calls for the USS to consider risk-sharing through CDC rather than insuring uninsurable risks. — Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) November 15, 2021 This is the first time I have seen a mainstream … Continue reading