Monthly Archives: January 2024
The traitors- when Harry met Hamlet!
Take away the polls and strip the reality show to its essentials and you get something as compelling as last night’s Traitors finale Wow, well most of us have been Mollie here…. when you fall for someone, think the world … Continue reading
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Will people will take their pension losses to the courts?
The point that JAFA is making is in the comments section of Claer Barrett’s recent pension article As Claer says, his frustration is that he has no way of knowing what his return on his investment is, let alone whether … Continue reading
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20 years of Pension Age DC roundtables – what’s changed?
It’s always good to know who the movers and shakers in your world are. I know a few of the great and the good assembled at a DC roundtable by Pension Age. But many of these folk are new kids … Continue reading
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Houses down pensions up – let’s not be shy about it!
If you are prone to looking in your estate agent’s windows for “comparables”, you have not been having a lot of fun lately. House prices in the UK are falling at their fastest rate in a decade and those who … Continue reading
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38mn reasons not to like your pension.
We all know people don’t understand pensions Here are 38 million reasons why FT readers may be less inclined to save for their retirement following their bowl of muesli this morning Jo Cumbo’s report is a coiled spring of restrained … Continue reading
Smart – pioneering pension reform in the Gulf
It’s good to read Tim Phillips – aiming to improve the pensions of people working and retiring in the Middle East. Smart pension is a global success story, reflecting well on the UK pensions industry and the way it … Continue reading
Margaret Snowdon on the victims of pension scams
At next Tuesday’s coffee morning (30 Jan) we are looking forward to being joined by Margaret Snowdon OBE. Margaret recently appeared on the BBC Breakfast sofa to explain about pension scamming and how some people have been hit with … Continue reading
TPR’s illiquid guidance suggests regulatory capture
TPR has issued guidance to Trustees on how to invest in private markets. It claims to be “new” but it is not, this is a document that reads like it was written a year ago. At a time of … Continue reading
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“Innovate or die” – less rhetoric, more action please!
The great and the good of the pensions industry have delivered their verdict on “pot follows member. In sententious fashion the actuaries follow Steve Webb’s lead and see pot for life as breaking the umbilical between saver and employer. … Continue reading
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