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.…
Daily Archives: February 1, 2025
Why Sarah Smart and Jennifer Smith can make your weekend!
Sarah Smart is a pretty special person, chair of our Pensions Regulator she gave the VFM podcast 90 minutes of high power insights into herself and her role at the Pensions Regulator. She has lived through the death of Fraser … Continue reading
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Ten years on and the DB to DC transfer turns sour.
In 2016 I started writing about transferring pensions to wealth management firms including old fashioned personal pensions but mainly self invested personal pensions. There were some smart people arguing that taking a transfer value back then was good news personally … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, annuity, BSPS, dc pensions, Financial services, LCP, pension, Pensions, Steve Webb, Tax, Transfer
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This is clearly a serious story about institutional accountability, bankruptcy and the treatment of former employees. But, although the immediate…