Monthly Archives: September 2022
Liz Truss – “in at the deep end”.
I’m not waiting till 12.30pm today to treat Liz Truss as the next Prime Minister, we’ve known for some weeks that she is the only horse left in the two horse race. Short of a technical disqualification what she is … Continue reading
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Tagged Deep end, Drowning, In at the deep end, Liz Truss, Pensions, Stevie Smith, Waving
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“Reporting bosses who push workers to exit pension plans”, no answer.
According to the FT (reporting an exclusive) , the Pension Regulator has spoken on the tricky issue facing employers this winter over staff “pausing” or opting-out” of auto-enrolment. Exclusive: Report bosses who push workers to exit #pension plans, says … Continue reading
“This is a Dunkirk Moment” – Field and Altmann’s tips to the new PM
Our two best know pensioner peers wrote in the Daily Mail on Friday that Government should act to tame fuel inflation and reform the ownership of energy supply and production. I’m quoting wholesale from the article because it represents the … Continue reading
Dashboard frustration – have a thought for the consumer!
Pensions minister Guy Opperman has rebuffed concerns over the timescale of the Pensions Dashboards Programme, adding that the project would have moved at even greater speed if he had his way – https://t.co/G60ch5mH33@GuyOpperman @PensionsDboards @TMiddletonFPMI @aca_news pic.twitter.com/frzp14OVJZ — Pensions Expert … Continue reading
CDC and “designer’s folly” – Stefan Lundbergh
Collective DC, and other whole of life solutions, look great on paper but they are also a perpetual source of debate. When it comes to pension design, I have identified two common practices which, in my opinion, could be labelled … Continue reading
Steve Webb and Mother’s Missing £Millions – Pension Playpen – Today!
At today’s Pension PlayPen Coffee Morning event our former Pensions Minister, Sir Steve Webb, will be giving us an insight to a further Government debacle relating to Pensions and Benefits. A new campaign led by Sir Steve Webb has been launched … Continue reading
Is there ever a “right time”… for pension dashboards?
In his recent podcast with Tom McPhail, a resolute Guy Opperman defended his engagement program saying there is “never a right time”. He cited the introduction of the Pension Schemes Act as a Bill in the time of Brexit, Covid … Continue reading
Pension Schemes lose inflation ruling to the great relief of the Treasury.
Three pension funds took the Treasury to the High Court over changes to the retail price index and yesterday they lost. What this means to the schemes is that a lot of RPI linked gilts (linkers) will pay out less … Continue reading
Pension Bee and Snoop partner to help us manage our pension saving.
I’m keen for pension providers to use innovative ways to help manage their pension saving. This looks a good initiative. Let’s hope that some workplace pension providers take note! PensionBee, has announced a partnership with money-saving app, Snoop, to help … Continue reading
“The theoretical and analytical basis for the DWP’s funding regulations are not fit for purpose”.
This is the third in our series of blogs addressing the questions posed in the DWP’s Funding Regulations consultation. The previous blogs may be seen firstly here and secondly here. We follow the same conventions as in previous blogs. Industry … Continue reading
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Tagged Actuarial, Analysis, code, defined benefit, DWP, Funding, Investment, Theory
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