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…
Daily Archives: December 14, 2022
Something like the sun – could nuclear fusion be our get out of jail card?
Shakespeare started a poem “my mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun“. For the past 400 years we have been struggling to find a source of energy that provides us with a little of the sun’s intensity. The Sun … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate change, ESG, fission, Fusion, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Work and Pensions Committee and the Pensions Regulator ; Iain Clacher & Con Keating
This morning the Pensions Regulator will be giving evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee’s inquiry into Liability Driven Investment. Charles Counsell, the Chief Executive of the Pensions Regulator, wrote a letter to the Lord’s Industry and Regulator’s committee … Continue reading
Can private markets improve DC outcomes? – We must trust our Trustees.
Private market investments are dark horses. We can see they make people rich but so far, those riches have not been shared with people saving for their own retirement. Lee Hollingsworth asks the reasonable question, “why is private equity so … Continue reading
Scottish teachers' pay increases, such as the recent multi-year agreement negotiated via the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) covering…