Category Archives: actuaries
Pension Dashboard – Richard Smith – 10.30 today – free ticket inside
Richard’s coming to our coffee morning to repeat his triumphal sessions over the past five years. Richard is the genuine item and a friend to Pension PlayPen. He has agreed to attend at short notice and I hope we … Continue reading
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Tagged Dashboard, pension playpen, Pensions, Richard, Richard Smith
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“Data will be a Game Changer”; Richard Smith
Data is a game changer – it’s changed my view of Lerwick in Shetland. I’d never thought of it in the same “wave” as St Helier in Jersey. Richard’s coming to our coffee morning to repeat his triumphal sessions over … Continue reading
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Tagged Dashboard, pension playpen, Pensions, Richard, Richard Smith
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“Dashboards will be a Game Changer”; Richard Smith – Tuesday
Richard’s coming to our coffee morning to repeat his triumphal sessions over the past five years. Richard is the genuine item and a friend to Pension PlayPen. He has agreed to attend at short notice and I hope we … Continue reading
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Tagged Dashboard, pension playpen, Pensions, Richard, Richard Smith
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PPF confirms general levy for 2025/26 (there isn’t one).
PPF decision saves £45m for UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes Benefits nearly 5,000 DB schemes and their sponsoring employers Marks significant milestone on PPF’s journey to financial self sufficiency Move supports government’s pension reforms and productive investment goals The … Continue reading
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Tagged Levy, Pensions, ppf, slashed, Torsten Bell, zero
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Hymans Robertson debating pension funding this Morning.
First the advert.. Tuesday (today) 10.30 am event ; free ticket at the bottom of the blog. Having made a mistake and locked myself out of the excellent session led by Pensions for Purpose, I’m not going to do it … Continue reading
Hymans Robertson debating pension funding this Tuesday.
First the advert.. Tuesday 10.30 am event ; free ticket at the bottom of the blog. Having made a mistake and locked myself out of the excellent session led by Pensions for Purpose, I’m not going to do it twice! … Continue reading
LEBC – fall out for the fall guys
The demise of LEBC has been slow and painful. It died a death of a thousand cuts and now one of the most innovative advisory firms in Britain is no more than a hole in the balance sheet of its … Continue reading
The rule of 6 – why high mortgage rates spell good news for pension pots!
Six – is a tragic number. Yesterday , the press decided to introduce a new number to the national consciousness. The number 6. It it the interest rate that mortgage payers will have to pay for a two year fix … Continue reading
What we need are “after-workplace pensions”.
The concept of the “employer covenant” is different for member and trustee The concept of collectivism in pensions is restricted to the workplace. The key instruments of collective pensions are payroll that collects contributions, the corporate treasury team that provides … Continue reading
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Tagged after work, after workplace pension, Afterwork, Pensions, workplace
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ONS finds those not wearing masks 50% more at risk from Covid
Thanks to the indefatigable John Roberts. Keep up the good work and be careful of that Zider! An interesting release by ONS today on the characteristics of people testing positive recently. One noteworthy finding is that those who don’t wear … Continue reading
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