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: April 2026
Leasehold flat valuations – a cruel joke!
I find this funny, though I bought a flat around 15 years ago and it can’t be sold for what we paid for it.
Is my retirement under threat from “geopolitical tension”?
Damned be the word “geopolitical” it is not a word that means anything to ordinary people . “Geopolitical risk” may mean something to investment and actuarial gurus but what it translates into for ordinary folk is “higher prices for the … Continue reading
Better pensions at no risk and no strain on cashflow? Why not – CFO?
I don’t often plug my blogs Once they are written I have moved on. But yesterday afternoon I had reason to talk with a friend who runs a way of helping defined benefits to stay running on and as … Continue reading
KISS – Pensions need to be kept simple, stupid.
Running this headline yesterday, Professional Pensions became confused between arguments for proliferation from the House of Lords and arguments from an administrator to consolidate pensions onto a few well run administration platforms. This article started out as an attempt by … Continue reading
FOS – the hidden cost of “free”
These last two weeks I have been publishing the case of Gavin H as presented to the world by Steve Webb. I found this moving testament on Linked in, liked by many I know. This is an advertisement from people … Continue reading
Is now the time for Nest to invest £450m into US private credit?
Donald Trump has cleared away legal barriers to employers that want to let workers put their 401(k)-retirement money into riskier but potentially higher-yielding assets like private equity, real estate funds and so on. The US President asks if big institutions … Continue reading
How far can we use AI in administering pensions?
Bob Ward, someone who I’ve known as a deep thinking on pensions administration since the days of Papdis and our hopes of simplifying AE contributions, has this to say as a comment on a recent blog on CDC administration of … Continue reading
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Farage and Badenoch blew Brexit for me when they courted Trump
I do not want Farage and Badenoch people leading my country. A year ago many prominent figures on the British right were vocal fans of Donald Trump, praising his plans to cut waste and tackle illegal migration. Following the Iran … Continue reading
Two mature journalists tell us “hold your nerves and stay invested”.
Jeff Prestridge is on the final lap of a marathon career. If you are a subscriber to Daily Mail’s Money Mail but though I write article for them , I have no access so this tight-typed article is the … Continue reading
“Prudence” is foresight and judgement; not “investment orthodoxy”.
The following beautiful comments from Derek Scott are worth reading several times The Scots would say “nae wise” of someone acting without sense — which fits much of today’s investment orthodoxy. PensionsOldie, meanwhile, shows what real wisdom looks like: … 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…