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.…
Daily Archives: September 6, 2026
Doesn’t Pension Scheme Governance apply equally to DB and UMES CDC?
I cannot go to this event and would be out of my depth if I did. But I can see the issues that are being discussed and wonder if open DB schemes such as USS have markedly different issues … Continue reading
How popular is Reform with the business community and will that change?
Not having been to Reform’s Birmingham Conference, I can’t give a first hand report. As I have said on this blog, business – whether in financial markets or elsewhere, need to take Reform seriously and the Times report that … Continue reading
“Super” is super for UK commercial providers but not our pensions!
The real reason why delegations from UK commercial pension scheme set off to Australia so frequently is they’re looking for reasons why the UK Government should adopt the means tested “age pension”. The answer is simple and good reading if … Continue reading
Scottish Widows – is it a surprise we’re getting unregulated AI advice on retirement products?
26m of us don’t know what’s going on with their retirement savings. Does anyone blame them? I love these pictures of focussed and delighted wrinklies finding that pension reports offer reassurance. I press the link that find I am being … Continue reading
“Moving beyond the obsession with regulating for risk”- Chancellor Healy
John Healey has told the FT he wanted government decisions on tax and other policy areas to deliver “higher levels of confidence, investment, profit for British businesses”, adding that financial services were not seen widely enough as “the foundation and … Continue reading
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This is clearly a serious story about institutional accountability, bankruptcy and the treatment of former employees. But, although the immediate…