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 18, 2026
BlackRock publish their Case for CDC
I stuffed a thick brochure into my rucksack. It claimed to be the Case for CDC at the PensionsAge show yesterday. I’d just seen Sophie Dapin and Christian Hyldahl explaining Europe’s commitment to collection. This week the Pension Commission has … Continue reading
PensionsAge offered a day discussing CDC collective pensions
I came away from the Waldorf in the Aldwych and walked over the Thames to Waterloo, my head full of what I’d heard and engaged with at the PensionsAge Autumn Conference. Session after session featured a discussion of CDC. This … Continue reading
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“That’s a good question” – means it’s a question that you’re comfortable to take!
How many times do those who are speaking at conferences start answers to every question that is put to them with “that’s a good question“. It is a useful delaying tactic, giving the speaker time to frame the answer … Continue reading
The Netherlands are impressing our Pension Commission? Why?
Here is a helpful post. Here are its characters. Andrew Blair is an old friend from the DWP who was a much younger man when I last saw him. His critique of Nick Pearce’s comments are brief and to the … Continue reading
This is clearly a serious story about institutional accountability, bankruptcy and the treatment of former employees. But, although the immediate…