"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…
my point is a simple one. Apart from DB pension provision in the U.K. is a disgrace Individual Median Pension…
Monthly Archives: December 2025
Britain needs LGPS’ Pools of excellence to turn pots to pensions!
Steve Simkins is a smart actuary who works for Isio but thinks for us all and in this post he asks some questions that I have been asking in my head and asked at a recent Conference mainly delegated by … Continue reading
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More self-congratulations from rich lawyers – this time earned.
Slaughter and May acted for Aberdeen Group on an innovative “run on” transaction for the Stagecoach Group Pension Scheme Slaughters have done good things with Royal Mail to get its CDC scheme underway, now they can crow over the transaction … Continue reading
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Has Aberdeen got itself a superfund? Not quite but the door is open!
There is no so over-used an epithet than superfund. There is only one superfund and it’s called Clara – named after Claire Altmann – now an annuity whizz at Standard Life while Clara is no more than a waiting room … Continue reading
The Labour Govt. does not have to betray leaseholders like this
Last time it was Ground Rent Wars. Now it’s Ground Rent Betrayal. Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook and Chancellor Rachel Reeves are betraying leaseholders over ground rent reduction, according to a report in The i Paper on Thursday night. Barry Gardiner, Lord (Michael) Gove and Angela … Continue reading
Hartlepool v Yeovil ; why it’s good to be a Glover!
A fantastic solo goal from Luke McCormick to seal all three points for Yeovil on the road 🤌@NL_Enterprise | @YTFC pic.twitter.com/mBWn6EZQ0D — National League on DAZN (@DAZN_NationalLg) December 6, 2025 This blog is for the fans who went to Hartlepool … Continue reading
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Pension Schemes Bill is OK and moves to House of Lords
This article is largely taken from Pension Age; thanks to Sophie Smith, one of our brightest reporters and Deputy Editor of Pension Age. It reports the positions of the biggest parties by seats (though not popularity). I would like it … Continue reading
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Purple book and PPF letter sheds light on Pre-97 increases (to actuary Colin Haines)
The purple book is out and this is actuary Colin Haines analysis of salient numbers! This blog is for people as the actuarially inclined Colin, William McGrath and Con Keating. I simply share the information that has reached the inbox! … Continue reading
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Workplace savings – not about saving tax but buying pensions
Pensions earned while at work The worry in the papers is that people will stop saving for their pension in retirement because they won’t be getting the same perks from April 2029. The promotion of workplace pensions as a cheap … Continue reading
How many ways to promote Richard Jones at Pension PlayPen next Tuesday?
How good it is to have someone I want to see , promoting himself! and then see it again? But you could stick with your local blog The meeting will be all the more pertinent as it will happen of … Continue reading
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The idea that members will get pension pay increased from Stagecoach’s surplus “interesting”.
I am amazed that people like Sammy at Rothesay see deals that do ordinary people good as bad news to me! I am aware that many people are fed up that they did not do the deal for Stagecoach but … Continue reading
The image of pension professionals putting on their stout boots to face the snow is a good reminder that preparation…