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.…
Monthly Archives: April 2026
The Lord of Brixton and Mr Stakeholder sandwich this blog with sanity!
This has got a lot of people like me , getting pretty stressed out, but luckily this blog has got the likes of the Lord of Brixton , Bryn Davies, I really was grateful to him keeping us in the … Continue reading
I’m not so worried about US insurers as the pensioners who depend on their annuities
Toby Nangle is our top analyst working on American bonds , whether the credit is public or private of something in the middle. We should worry if there’s a problem with American insurers owning this stuff. Insurers using it to … Continue reading
OMG. Social Media is influential but not always helpful
Someone in the wonderland of pensions has woken up to reality that social media in an influencer and that people’s behaviour might be influenced by every bit of social media from tic-toc to linked in (including Twitter (X) , Bluesky … Continue reading
“Should I stay or should I go?” The employer’s dilemma over CDC.
Almost every conversation we have with employers is not whether CDC is better for their staff than what they’ve got (DC). No – it’s whether to stick with DC till someone retires or go with CDC as the workplace pension. Chris … Continue reading
The Pensions Minister involved in sorting Gavin’s salary sacrifice mix-up.
There is more to Gavin H’s story; here is the latest episode.
Being poor in retirement is down to your behaviour – L&G can cure you
Here is a conversation about good retirement from DC workplace saving. But it’s not far enough for me and millions like me who don’t want a course in good savings behaviour! I’m not professional and don’t like my “capital at … Continue reading
Why We Should Not Gamble Away Our Retirement
Dr Deepa Govindarajan Driver (@deepa_driver on Twitter) has written this article in a purely personal capacity. Deepa is a former chair of UCU’s USS negotiation team (SWG). Her professional expertise is in governance, financial regulation and accountability. She is … Continue reading
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Tagged Conditional Indexation, DB, Deepa Govindarajan Driver, Deeper, Drier, Risk, risk sharing, UCU, USS
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Homeowners will pay for decades of policy failure – like pensions the backstop is risible
As fixed-rate deals expire, the soaring costs expose the the risks of our market-driven approach to housing, lending and long-term security Will Hutton Columnist and Friend to Pensions Mutual This is a version of an article he published in the … Continue reading
Why we need pensions for council workers not a wealth fund for Reform
Value of council pension pots hits £550 BILLION This is the headline from the Daily Mail’s Patrick Tooher, a reporter I have a lot of time for. Here he is on linked in asking local electors and council workers what they … Continue reading
Nobody notices the changes to pension law this Government is bringing in – WHY NOT?
If you read the press , you will hear what this Government has got wrong but not much about what it is doing right. There is no mention of the workplace pensions that it’s getting right! This from this morning’s … Continue reading
This is clearly a serious story about institutional accountability, bankruptcy and the treatment of former employees. But, although the immediate…