Monthly Archives: February 2022
The consequence of indifference
An early morning attack on Ukraine, amphibious in the south and by land from the east. Bombing of airports and military instillations. Bogus claims that aggression is justified to keep the peace. All of this has been predicted and it … Continue reading
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CDC inspires Stefan to turn pots to pensions.
It seems natural for DC schemes to offer both drawdown and lifelong retirement income solutions. With inspiration from the design objectives behind Collective DC, it must possible to design something fit for the 21st century. Here are some thoughts on … Continue reading
NEW – The FCA’s “Guided Sales Model”.
“The blunt truth about pensions is that many people don’t know enough to make the decisions that would give them the retirement they want. Poor information will mean poor outcomes for too many people. “There is a serious gap in … Continue reading
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Stop – Putin – stop!
Last night, BBC2 ran a program on the invasion of Russia by the Germans in the second world war. Hitler was characterised as a man who wanted German to be permanently at war as (for him) it energised the … Continue reading
Maximising investment performance with social impact
The government is encouraging pension funds of all types – LGPS, private DB and DC – to invest strongly in projects and strategies with a distinct social impact as part of its Levelling Up and “Build Back Better” agendas. Stephen … Continue reading
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The Pooled Annuity Fund – another way for CDC
This blog is my take on a presentation by Catherine Donnelly which was delivered to a webinar , the IFOA generally allowed me to attend. Catherine is a Professor of Actuarial Maths at Herriot Watt University. I found her presentation … Continue reading
Getting started on twitter; followers ≠ impact.
Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600 who reproduces wonderful charts and maps on what he calls “my beloved twitter”, mourns the slow progress of twitter relative Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Tic-Toc. He needn’t! For all its problems , twitter remains the home of the … Continue reading
CDC investment – a “B-movie caricature” – Con Keating
Blog 3 from Con Keating on the Proposed CDC Code The CDC Code of practice has much to say about investment; much of which is far more intrusive than single lines requiring that assets held as part of reserves be … Continue reading
Lady Lucy hit by a tree
This is the sorry state of Lady Lucy following being hit by a tree felled by Storm Eunice. Thanks to the Freebody team for cutting her free (see chainsaw). Our hearts go out to Nigel and Sheila, whose Torbillie took … Continue reading
Influencing people to be proud of their pension
I was struck by a tweet from Martin Lewis yesterday Rather happy to see my video about pension auto-enrolment on TikTok has had 70,000 views in the hour since I posted it. It’s very rewarding to see that audience watching … Continue reading →
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