Monthly Archives: June 2023

Is there anybody there? PLSA’s lost audience

Posted on June 8, 2023 by henry tapper

Interesting discussion on LDI pic.twitter.com/HtECLTd5RM — Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) June 6, 2023 The reality of a public conference where the audience is invisible is that it is as easily watched on youtube or Teams. There have been sessions where the … Continue reading →

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TPR calls for lifestyle strategies to be reviewed

Posted on June 7, 2023 by henry tapper

Louise Davey, acting head of policy at TPR has written a blog to coincide with the PLSA investment conference, “Trustees must not lose focus on protecting members from economic volatility” Indeed they shouldn’t. we remain determined to ensure trustees do … Continue reading →

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HMT and PLSA need a compelling reason for employers to take investment risk

Posted on June 7, 2023 by henry tapper

“Pension funds are open to increasing investment in UK growth provided it is in the interests of the savers whose money we manage.” This is how Nigel Peaple, PLSA’s senior policy wonk (Director of Policy and Advocacy, concluded a call … Continue reading →

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How does the gender pensions gap work for couples?

Posted on June 6, 2023 by henry tapper

Most women operate within partnerships, usually with men , quite often with other women. We know too little about the impact of pension sharing – whether it be voluntary or by court order, but this is important. The Government analysis … Continue reading →

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Don’t like to MOVEit MOVEit.

Posted on June 6, 2023 by henry tapper

MOVEit file transfer software has been found vulnerable to Russian hackers . This is how Sky news is reporting the story. The BBC, British Airways and Boots have been caught up in a cyber incident that has exposed employee personal … Continue reading →

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The Gender Pension Gap dwarfed by impact of not getting a DB pension

Posted on June 6, 2023 by henry tapper

Great to see @DWP publishing an official estimate of the size of the gender pension gap. This has been the first action that @ProspectUnion has called for in every report we have done on the issue. Much credit to Laura … Continue reading →

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“The next European financial mess is unlikely to start with a bank”

Posted on June 5, 2023 by henry tapper

Thanks to Robert Armstrong of the FT for the quote and  to the ECB for providing this handy table, which serves as a sort of glossary of how things can go wrong: The thing that seems common to the stress … Continue reading →

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Former regulator slams transfer regulations.

Posted on June 5, 2023 by henry tapper

LCP are promoting a blog by new partner David Fairs, until recently Executive Director of Regulatory Policy at the Pensions Regulator,  calling  for rule changes to allow more people to benefit from ‘freedom and choice’ in pensions. Fairs points out … Continue reading →

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Don’t let Workplace GPPs get left behind

Posted on June 5, 2023 by henry tapper

There is a very real chance that millions of personal pensions set up to comply with auto-enrolment will become unloved deferred small pots as their employers switch to participating in master trusts and GPP providers start to consider the GPP … Continue reading →

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What are God’s gender pronouns?

Posted on June 4, 2023 by henry tapper

    We’ve just read the Nicene creed. God no longer came to earth as “man” but as “truly human”. I like the change. I am uncomfortable with the portrayal of God as the patriarch and would prefer to pray … Continue reading →

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