Monthly Archives: November 2021
Do you want to pay school fees for your pension?
In this article, I challenge the pension industry to consider its promise to those saving for retirement – implicit in the phrase of “a pension plan“. My challenge is “where is the planned pension?” In an interesting article on … Continue reading
If Fossil Fuels are F words, why do we Finance them?
“no group involved in the expansion of fossil fuel projects could claim that it was on a pathway to net zero” – Mark Campanale This is a bold claim on a day when our Chancellor calls on the world’s … Continue reading
David Weeks remembered
Pensions industry veteran David Weeks, most recently co-chair of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT), passed away yesterday morning (2 November) following a battle with cancer. This obituary, was published in Professional Pensions and reproduced with permission from editor … Continue reading
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Why shouldn’t pension schemes invest in equity release?
Continuing my thinking about the purpose of pensions, I came across the resurgent Tom McPhail who appears to be a one man think tank in his new role at the Laing Cat. To what extent, if at all, do final … Continue reading
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Con Keating on DB discount rates; Weds 03/11 4pm Invite here
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MaPS – too many chiefs- not enough leadership
The Money and Pensions Service (Maps) has appointed StepChange Debt Charity CEO Phil Andrew, Money Advice Trust CEO Joanna Elson, Citizens Advice CEO Clare Moriarty and NatWest Group chief financial officer Katie Murray to its advisory group. The advisory … Continue reading
Cushon;- a pension for a better world?
Cushon claims to be Britain and possibly the world’s first Net Zero pension scheme. So far, this is because they buy carbon offsets to mitigate the damage done by other investments. This was not sustainable , in the long term … Continue reading
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