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: September 2024
A people’s partnership for growth and pensions.
Sustained economic growth is the only way to improve the lives of working people. These are the words of Angela Rayner spoken yesterday at the Labour Party Conference. You can read the speech here Rayner is Deputy Prime Minister, she … Continue reading
Making good use of our small pots
Small “pension” pots are a nuisance to the pensions industry but they are real money to the people who own them and , as most people have several, can collectively become a decent financial asset which could and should … Continue reading
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Doubt cast on the impact of pension DB funding code.
It’s been a time since Con Keating and Iain Clacher have written on this blog . They have confined themselves of late to commenting on the disparity between the supposed assets in corporate DB pension schemes as estimated by TPR, … Continue reading
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CDC needs a champion (like Hymans) to get it done
I’m very pleased to see Hymans Robertson getting behind collective pensions in this way. But I’d like them to go further and put money where their mouth is. If CDC is going to happen, we are going to need people … Continue reading
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Well done the Baronesses – victory for investment trusts!
The Government will lay legislation to exempt listed investment trusts from the current PRIIPs Regulation, as well as make other necessary amendments to other EU-assimilated law. Not before time, the FCA has levelled the playing field for investment companies, generally … Continue reading
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Small pensions and annuities – how low can we go?
Unlike UK retirement savings, the Australian superannuation system includes automatic consolidation of savings pot. Most people do not have the small pot problem that besets many of us in the UK. So I was surprised that there is a heated … Continue reading
Some Basic Questions for TPR, PPF and ONS from Clacher and Keating
Iain Clacher & Con Keating The Office for National Statistics has just published its half-yearly Financial Survey of Pension Schemes for the two quarters ended December 2023 and March 2024. There are some massive and important discrepancies between the figures … Continue reading
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For a view on Harris v Trump – follow the money
That the American Presidential Election is too close to call is a truism. The daft electoral college system means that it not the popular vote but the votes of a few states, that determine the result. This system means that … Continue reading
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National League sides put two fingers up to the National League Cup
Following yesterday’s announcement of the National League Cup, we can confirm that we will not be participating in this season’s competition. 📰 #YTFC 💚 pic.twitter.com/3WrCUcS4vY — Yeovil Town FC (@YTFC) September 20, 2024 I’m pleased that my club along with … Continue reading
Bobby’s back! Industry legend appears on Pension PlayPen
My old friend Bobby Riddaway, hapless Evertonian and chaser of dreams, is back! Toffee lover but never toffee nosed, Riddaway is a long-time friend of this blog! He’s “back! running HS Trustees and ten year’s after the publication of … Continue reading
This is clearly a serious story about institutional accountability, bankruptcy and the treatment of former employees. But, although the immediate…