Category Archives: age wage
“Welcome to the corridors of corruption” (Con Keating unedited)
This article first appeared in Professional Pensions , a little edited and under the title “state goals won’t override my duty. This is the unexpurgated version published the day after the Prime Minister outlined his vision for Britain at his … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris Johnson, Build Back Better, Con Keating, Green gilts, Rishi Sunak
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Private markets – a jewel in the crown or fool’s gold?
A key aim for DC trustees should be to consider how to ‘further improve’ long term future net risk adjusted returns and ‘member outcomes’ rather than just cutting costs. Getting more for members! @GuyOpperman @DWP @TPRgovuk @TheFCA @ThePLSA @bankofengland @henryhtapper … Continue reading
Posted in age wage, DWP, Fiduciary Management, Guidance, guy opperman
Tagged AgeWage, BOE, chris sier, Con Keating, Darren Agomber, fools gold, jewel in the crown, Productive Finance, ruston smith
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Can pensions impact for good? They’ve no choice but to.
Pension funds balk at No 10 appeal to fuel UK investment boom https://t.co/jTpJz8qNMU — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) September 27, 2021 Reading Jo Cumbo’s excellent article on the reaction of fund and pension scheme managers to Johnson and Sunak’s call for … Continue reading
Reappointed Pensions Minister tweets his agenda
Guy Opperman has been confirmed as Pension Minister following the recent reshuffle. This is a good thing for pensions. It should mean that he becomes the longest serving Pensions Minister this century and that his reform plans can be seen … Continue reading
Where will Nest’s £1.5bn private investment go?
Nest wants to invest £1,500,000,000 into private markets, meaning just under 10% of our money will not be invested in public stock exchanges or debt markets but in companies that raise money other ways. Actually £1.5bn is not a lot … Continue reading
Keating moves the dial towards collective DC pensions.
The work done by Iain Clacher and Con Keating on creating a consistent framework for a fair , sufficient and sustainable way of returning to funded pension provision is too important to sit on an academic bookshelf. We have DC … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, CDC
Tagged AgeWage, CDC, Con Keating, Michael Mainelli, Wage in retirement
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Are our workplace pensions doing any good?
Employers choose a DC pension for their staff for different reasons. During the staging of auto-enrolment, the capacity of the provider to manage compliance with regulations was a key criterion for medium sized employers; the capacity to set a … Continue reading
“It’s all about the framing” – Stefan Lundbergh on ‘de-risking’ our pension pots
This article was first published on linked in It’s well worth following Stefan and indeed linking in to him as he has a range of good articles on that platform. A new one is coming on pension choice – always … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, dc, NOW Pensions, pension pot, Stefan Lundbergh
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AgeWage launches a free service to benchmark DC workplace pensions
This is an offer to the trustees and participating employers of the UK’s workplace pensions , inviting you to be part of the AgeWage benchmarking service. The service allows your scheme to compare itself to others, so that you can … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Benchmark, henry tapper, pension, workplace Pensions
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Wishful thinking (why are we so gullible?)
People are clearly having trouble occupying their time. With bank accounts bloated with unspent wages, many are taking to Reddit to do battle with hedge fund managers. I see one or two in WeWork as I stare in on my … Continue reading
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Tagged astrologer, donkey, justin cash, Martin bamford, schadenfreude, tic toc
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