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: February 2025
Is People’s now a “fully agile internal manager” of our savings?
Toby Nangle is a good guy, he comes from the investment community and he’s trying to turn People’s Partnership and other savings organisations into the kind of investment houses that make for happy Chancellors. This report is from Pension Age … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, annuity, Business, Business and Economy, Investment, NEST, Pension new, Pensions, Tax
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DB Surpluses…a game changer? Pensions for Purpose had a great debate
I am sorry not to have been at or publicised this brilliant session. I didn’t publicise it due to a failure to get into my own website and I didn’t attend due to some medical matters, Here is a recording … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Business, CDC, Con Keating, Defined benefit pension plan, Financial services, Government, Laasya
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A Treasury that criticises regulators for not taking risk?
I am not a regular reader of Investment Week but maybe I should have. Here is the former pensions minister, now City Minister, telling an audience that they should stop sitting on their and their clients money and putting it … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, DWP, Emma Reynolds, Employment, Financial services, Government, HM Treasury, pension, Treasury
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Kensington’s pension scheme to fund Grenfell relief
The Grenfell tower still stands burnt out on Kensington’s deprived boundaries. Yesterday it was announced that the tower would be pulled down. A more important to those who live with family and friends dead from the incident is that there … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, Business, Business and Economy, corporate governance, corporate risk, Defined benefit pension plan, LGPS
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Nest is ramping up its investment in long-term assets.
Nest now has £49bn of our money under its fiduciary control. It is doing something its rivals can only dream of I am pleased for the Nest Team, Mark Fawcett, Elizabeth Fernando and Paul Todd. I am pleased for the … Continue reading
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Pension Oldie spells out pension’s future
Pension Oldie has written a comment on this blog and I would like to bring it to your attention. I have met Pension Oldie, he is of the kindest but strongest nature, I would like his thoughts to be properly … Continue reading
A concrete proposal to Run on 4 Good.
I have had a PDF in my inbox for some time and I finally got to read it this morning. It’s from William McGrath, who many will know is a former CEO of Aga and someone who thinks a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Business, CDC, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Government, National Employment Savings Trust
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The power of what we are.
It is a shame that while we are trying to find ways to grow our economy thinking long-term (pension funded) we are fearing short term tariffs from the USA as if our financial futures depended on the whims of a … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, Government, Insurance, pension, politics, social media, Treasury
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LGPS plans to invest and not milk hard-up councils
Are you satisfied with that your Local Government has the money to meet its obligations? I would expect council tax payers up and down Britain will have pretty strong words for the under-financing of their local authority. Were they readers … Continue reading
Are pension surpluses ephemeral?
Iain Clacher & Con Keating A Response to the AgeWage blog “Surpluses are Ephemeral” The Pensions Regulator’s paper of January 27th “Estimated DB scheme universe funding splits and assets under management” offers the following asset, liability, and funding levels … Continue reading
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Scottish teachers' pay increases, such as the recent multi-year agreement negotiated via the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) covering…