The image of pension professionals putting on their stout boots to face the snow is a good reminder that preparation…
"A couple might scrape together a combined private capital base of £240,000 provides only around £9,600 to £11,000 per year…
Aitken is most concerned with life insurers/assurers. Warren Buffett invested in non-life insurers for their distinctive economics, particularly the investment…
Agreed - though the contribution rates into private sector DB when we were accruing was often less than deficit payments…
Monthly Archives: June 2025
More to come on CDC from Derek Benstead
FREE Coffee Morning – CDC “Part Deux”!! With Derek Benstead – CPD included Type – Online When – June 17th, 2025 at 10:30 am You are cordially invited to join our next FREE online event CDC & Beyond Part DEUX!! … Continue reading
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Does the Pension Bill give schemes the “pieces” to run on?
Brightwell ran a webinar yesterday morning, sadly I was called to hospital and could not attend but I hear that the overwhelming view of schemes was that they wanted to stay open rather than hand on the rights to … Continue reading
Why can’t the PPF help those with no pension indexation (as promised)?
The PPF are proud of themselves at the moment and they have good reason to be. Here’s what the PPF are saying in more detail PPF Levy The inclusion of provisions intended to give us greater flexibility to further reduce … Continue reading
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How we can afford good healthcare and a good pension!
Yesterday saw my operation was brought forward from 23rd July to this morning – June 12th. I heard my news as I heard that the NHS was to receive £39bn – so that good news like mine can happen a … Continue reading
Death rates in England and Wales remain at record lows! – Macdonald
Stuart McDonald MBE For many months there was not a week when I did not publish something by Stuart and I am happy not to have to talk about the impact of pandemics through his and the actuaries brilliant posts. … Continue reading
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“Whose Money Is It Anyway?” – Michael Mainelli in full
Professor Michael Mainelli Tuesday, 10 June 2025, JP Morgan, Embankment Opium Moments – Asking Questions I once opened a talk thusly: “On Saturday evenings I have had the custom, after taking my opium, of wandering quite far, …”. … Continue reading
Sarah Pritchard – deputy CEO of FCA – Good News!
Sarah Pritchard is good news for the FCA and good news for pensions. The Pension Schemes Bill came from our Pension Minister who has responsibilities for Treasury and DWP. That means both FCA and TPR are part of the … Continue reading
A new retirement income for the self-employed- Muralidhar’s video.
Arun Muralidhar spoke at the Pension PlayPen yesterday.You can watch the video here or download it for your private delectation! There is nothing in Arun’s big idea that isn’t in the British savings culture. Peter Cameron Brown reminded us that … Continue reading
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“Risk is good” the FCA says, do we believe that?
I am pleased to see the FCA promoting risk-taking as part of a growth culture in investment. This from the FT report. Speaking at the Global Management Summit 2025, Simon Walls, executive director of markets at the FCA, explained how … Continue reading
Pensions Need SeLFIES, not PE! And Brazil Has Shown the Way
By Dr. Arun Muralidhar Adjunct Professor of Finance, Georgetown University The recent focus on adding private assets, typically Private Equity (PE), to pensions is gathering steam in the United States and the United Kingdom, but is completely misdirected (“Should … Continue reading
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