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…
The simple truth is that the pension system is very good at taking your money, and may or may not…
That is a good point about the ordinary person/voter due to being too poor to get interested in political donations.…
Monthly Archives: June 2024
Pension tax-relief needs re-branding as “matching”.
We are due after July 4th, a general review of pensions, which has got the big guns at the IFS excited and top gun- Steve Webb (ex IFS) very excited indeed. So excited that he has gone to press (FT … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, DWP, incentives, pension, Pension new, Pensions, politics, Retirement, Steve Webb, tax-relief
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Mike Ambery – a tale of two podcasts
Mike Ambery, who I have some time for, is knocking out a weekly podcast which he posts on linked in. As far as I can see, this is not being published elsewhere and is only available from Mike’s Linked in … Continue reading
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The disenfranchisement of the right by first past the post.
By far away the most interesting piece of election analysis is in this week’s FT. We are so used to reading about the Liberals being squeezed by the first past the post electoral system that it comes as a shock … Continue reading
Lawyer asks – “can we have less pension law?”
You are cordially invited to attend our next event on Tuesday 25th June in which Pensions legal guru Rosalind Connor will study “the depoliticization of pensions” Ros has recently been working on a new product at Temple Bright (called … Continue reading
“An endgame for the endgame” – McGrath demands a new outlook from trustees and corporates
William McGrath presented to the Pension PlayPen this week and while I couldn’t be there, I’ve had the pleasure of watching him present and following the debate that followed. This really is a most interesting hour view. McGrath argues that … Continue reading
Tory’s phoney pension promise exposed by LCP
This article appears in i this morning and is written by Deputy Money Editor Callum Mason. I subscribe to i and suggest you do too – by pressing this link. More than one in five pensioners would still pay tax … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pensions, politics, Steve Webb, triple-lock plus
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Blog fails to win anything at WTW media awards- again – shock!
One of my friends and regular contributors to this blog , phoned yesterday inquiring after my well-being. He had noticed a drop-off in energy in recent blogs and thought that I might be getting tired! I assured him that … Continue reading
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What’s to become of the workplace GPP- Rachel Reeves?
Rachel Reeves spoke to colleagues at the Times CEO conference about the importance of DC consolidation. I was not there but it prompted these thoughts. A lot of conscientious employers , especially in the early years of auto-enrolment took advice … Continue reading
A changed world where Conservatives don’t even get a voice.
My son was just about to become a teenager when the Conservatives assumed power in 2010, fourteen years on , he has known nothing but Conservative Prime Ministers , Chancellors and Conservative thinking dominating what gets done in the country … Continue reading
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Retail and Institutional views on retirement income at Phoenix CIS
I’ve been vaguely involved with the Phoenix Investment Only proposition since the start of the century. It started out as a Winterthur initiative until it was overtaken by Axa. Phoenix took on the challenge and it is now providing investment … Continue reading
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This is clearly a serious story about institutional accountability, bankruptcy and the treatment of former employees. But, although the immediate…