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…
Monthly Archives: November 2024
Restoring confidence in pensions (is no easy matter!)
A month ago, I wrote the blog below on the eve of the launch of the Pension SuperHaven concept. I am , since the budget, more than ever convinced that the proper business of the pension industry is to pay … Continue reading
Ian McKnight – Pension PlayPen – Today
I am pleased that Ian has agreed to have a conversation with me on Pension PlayPen next Tuesday at 10.30 online. Readers of this blog can use this link to dial in to the conversation and share their thoughts. … Continue reading
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Call For Fair Tax Treatment for Pension and Investment Fraud Victims
Signatures: 311 Next Goal: 500 292 people signed this week Thanks to your support this petition has a chance at winning! We only need 189 more signatures to reach the next goal – can you help? Take the next step! Why … Continue reading
Are women winning it for Harris?
The spread on the betting exchanges between Trump and Harris continue to tighten but money continues to back Harris as the impact of recent interventions to bolster Trump’s odds dilute According to Robert Armstrong, in this morning’s Unhedged, … Continue reading
Regulator Complaints Commissioner’s statement on BSPS due today
I am heartened to read on the website of the Financial Regulators Complaints Commissioner the following statement (thanks Rich Caddy, thanks Al Rush). British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) update – 11 October 2024 By way of an update in … Continue reading
What does Rachel Reeves want to do with pension surpluses?
The budget has been described by some pension people as “boring” though that description will not fit well with those who have charge of corporate budgets who now have to factor in an extra cost equivalent to that of auto-enrolment … Continue reading
Did my fiver on Harris change the course of human history?
Yesterday I reported on the mysterious difference between American opinion polls, putting Trump and Harris level and the huge delta in favour of Trump on European betting exchanges. This morning I woke to two pieces of news The first was … Continue reading
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A pension savvy counterpart to Emma Reynolds
Photo credit- Laurie Noble Kemi Badenoch is the new leader of the opposition and she will be spending her weekend working out her cabinet, She has 121 MPs to choose from, though many have ruled themselves out of being anything … Continue reading
This NI increase will cost as much as auto-enrolment
I listened to a podcast yesterday that had four men talking about the budget, One of them said that it was a “boring budget for pensions”. I thought about how little we know. We know about technicalities, the stuff of … Continue reading
Farmers get little sympathy from me.
I come from a rural community – brought up in Shaftesbury Dorset and I remember my Dad saying you’d never hear a happy farmer or see a poor one. That’s not quite true as many farmers go bust , especially … Continue reading
Scottish teachers' pay increases, such as the recent multi-year agreement negotiated via the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) covering…