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: August 2022
Woman’s football needn’t make men’s mistakes
“Game changer” is such an abused phrase, it has little currency left. Like bitcoin it is long on hype and short on delivery. But sometimes we see change happen and realise we are in the thick of it. That’s how … Continue reading
August 1st – CDC day!
The 1st August is the day applications open for a new type of UK pension – what pension people know as CDC (though in regulation it is collective money purchase). It’s been a long time in the making, but today … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Boulding, AgeWage, CDC, DWP, Guy Opperman, jo cumbo, RSA, TPR
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Pension Expert’s raising the bar with its young diverse team.
Pensions Expert is going through a remarkable resurgence under the editorship of Maria Espadinha Deputy Editor Alex Janiaud and Senior Reporter Ben Mercer. Add to that line-up FT intern Calum Kapoor who is publishing articles that he’s researching that don’t … Continue reading
It feels like sport again!
I was four when England beat Germany to win the world cup. It’s the only time I remember my Dad getting weepy. That Saturday afternoon was on my mind as I drove Lady Lucy home, took the train and cycled … Continue reading
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Scottish teachers' pay increases, such as the recent multi-year agreement negotiated via the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) covering…