When only 8 to 15 mega-trusts dominate the entire defined contribution (DC) and LGPS landscape, peer-group risk may override manager…
This is clearly a serious story about institutional accountability, bankruptcy and the treatment of former employees. But, although the immediate…
Here's another way for a pension fund to get in the soup. https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-catholic-clergy-sex-abuse-scandal.html
I had earlier today read a medical research article reporting on a Japanese study that found that “supercentenarians” — those…
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Coughing home for Christmas!
Well, both the people I was supposed to have meetings with today have tested positive, so I will be taking trains taxis and bikes to points west to deliver presents and what little goodwill there is. There didn’t seem much … Continue reading
Who pays the £200bn bill to protect our state pension?
First they suspended the triple lock The triple lock has been in place for over 10 years, here is now it has done so far. The Government afforded these increases out of revenues and have made successive promises to … Continue reading
CETVS – tasty or toxic carrrots?
Peter is not the only person who has commented on my blog yesterday. I know that people value the right to transfer their defined benefits to a pot which gives them freedom from pensions. Peter is right that some … Continue reading
Pension Dashboards – project fear or poject fun?
There’s been some very positive news coming out of the Pension Dashboard Program lately The Pensions Dashboards Programme will work with: •Aviva •Bud •Moneyhub on developing standards, refining the onboarding process for dashboard providers and testing the ecosystem. Find out … Continue reading
Living in a major incident
The orange line tells us why Sadiq Khan has declared a”major incident” in London. COVID-19 hospital admissions in London continue to accelerate, with 7-day average now up 42% week-on-week. Elsewhere increases are smaller, with falls in the East and Midlands. … Continue reading
Covid Actuaries latest report puts Omicron in context
covidactuaries.org Friday Report: Issue 57 By: Adele Groyer, Matt Fletcher, Nicola Oliver, John Roberts and Dan Ryan COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. COVID-19 is still one of the hottest topics for scientific papers and … Continue reading
Payroll presses DWP on plans for “Pension QEB Zero”
When the OECD promoted Britain’s pension framework off the bottom rung of the developed world league table it was because they saw auto-enrolment as part of the state’s pension apparatus. Put anothe way, they recognise that the DWP and … Continue reading
Tastier carrots, bigger sticks – the insane world of DB transfers
It must bebemusing. working on the XPS transfer value index. Each new iteration brings higher transfer values and lower prospects they’ll be realised. Carrot The Transfer Value index represents the average transfer value a 64 year old could expect for … Continue reading
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Why CDC could and should change pensions for good!
Yesterday I wrote about the changing mood music at the Pensions Regulator – resulting in delays to the publication of its draconian funding code. The changes result from improvements in DB scheme funding and a new optamism about … Continue reading
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“The party’s over – Boris Johnson” – it’s time for the Prime Minister to behave like one
Tories lose North Shropshire seat they held for nearly 200 years https://t.co/b2r5Iwd2f2 — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 17, 2021 The North Shropshire byelection is a telling off to Boris Johnson. He has been given the responsibility of leading the … Continue reading
Scottish teachers' pay increases, such as the recent multi-year agreement negotiated via the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) covering…