Daily Archives: September 7, 2026

Collective Pensions (CDC) your questions answered by LCP’s Steve Taylor and Helen Draper

Join us at 10.30 am on Tuesday September 8th for a cracking conversation with two of Britain’s top CDC consultants. I am aware of charge-out rates for top consultants at top consultancies and I’m amazed that two such – Helen … Continue reading

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What does Total Portfolio Approach mean and can my pension adopt it?

Roger Urwin has been around longer than me, and I’ve been looking at and learning from his work for at least a quarter of a century. He’s still sharing his thinking (sophisticated as it is) with those who have time … Continue reading

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Don’t get caught by “lifestyling” – think about annuitizing your pension pot – says Claer Barrett

I’m not an advocate of DC options in the long term but I have a lot of time for Claer Barret and her advice for the wealthy readers of the Financial Times. There are other things that a Chancellor could … Continue reading

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Is tax relief on pensions vulnerable now salary sacrifice is on its way out?

This article is wrong as Scott Bamber says. But it is written a few weeks before a budget in late October where a Government has little room to spend on defence and housing and the regions within the fiscal rules. … Continue reading

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