Category Archives: de-risking
Seen but not read – passing the buck with a disclaimer
We are all familiar with small print that were it read would make sure no one would have time to take the necessary decision. We have learned to read selectively. Continue reading
Posted in corporate governance, dc pensions, de-risking, Martin Lewis, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Advertising, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Disclaimer, disclimer, Financial services, Insurance, Life annuity, Martin Lewis, moneysavingexpert, pension, pensions, Retirement, Website
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Can’t beat the NAPF!
As trade bodies go, the NAPF is pretty good. It starts from a good place, it wants people to get good retirement outcomes. It operates with the support of all the sectors of the pensions industry and it’s been doing its job … Continue reading
Posted in dc pensions, de-risking, mallowstreet, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement, social media
Tagged Business, dc pensions, de-risking, Employment, Government, Human Resources, mallowstreet, National Association of Pension Funds, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, social media, Trade association, trustee
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It’s the legacy, stupid!
If we really care about retirement outcomes, we have to think about this stuff and the £20bn of unclaimed (orphaned) pensions that are hanging around in the back cupboards of life companies and occupational pension schemes alike. Continue reading
Posted in annuity, corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, Liability Driven Investment, Martin Lewis, pensions, Treasury
Tagged annuity, corporate governance, corporate risk, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, Financial services, Hill Samuel, Insurance, Liability Driven Investment, Life annuity, Martin Lewis, moneysavingexpert, pension, Pension Pound, Pension Poverty, pensions, policing, Politics, Scottish Widows, Standard Life, The Pension Regulator, Treasury
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Champagne down the drain
Many thanks to those who came, and those who wanted to come but couldn’t – not the easiest of days to get about.
Posted in annuity, dc pensions, de-risking, mallowstreet, Martin Lewis, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement
Tagged annuity, Daily Express, dc pensions, de-risking, Financial services, Human Resources, Insurance, Life annuity, mallowstreet, Martin Lewis, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, Pensions, Politics, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Retirement annuity plan
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None of my business
I went to a meeting last week at the end of which the pension manager I was speaking with asked “I can see why this matters but why are you bothering?”. A very sensible question as it happened since the commercial … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, dc pensions, de-risking, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Actuarial science, annuity, Business, dc pensions, de-risking, Economics, Financial services, Human Resources, Insurance, Jenny Davidson, Life annuity, moneysavingexpert, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Poverty, pensions, Retirement
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How much volatility can we take? Pension Play Pen Lunch Sept 5th 2011
James Smith- First Actuarial Ben Mulroney– mallowstreet Jenny Kreser – Silverman Sherliker Mark Benfold Railway Pension Scheme Malcolm Delahaye – Supertrust Jennny Yeo – Affiliate Managers Paull Chapple -Close Brothers Jeroen Wilbrink – Partner at SECOR Asset Management Thornton Wells – Mattioli Woods Michael Clarke -Capita … Continue reading
Posted in dc pensions, de-risking, Liability Driven Investment, mallowstreet, pension playpen, Retirement
Tagged Actuarial science, Ben Mulroney, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Financial services, Human Resources, Liability Driven Investment, mallowstreet, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Poverty, Pensions, Politics, Retirement, Risk Management, trustee
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Some of our pensioners are unwell
I’ve not read anything so silly as this http://www.professionalpensions.com/professional-pensions/news/2105510/stv-slashes-liabilities-bespoke-mortality-exercise for a long time. If you can’t read the story via the link, KPMG are delighting in having got the STV Trustees to change their mortality assumptions after they’d collected eveidence that most of … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate governance, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, Employee benefit, Employment, Financial services, Human Resources, KPMG, Liability (financial accounting), National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Recovery Plan, STV (TV network), trustee
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The ACA have spoken – the DWP ought to listen
Let’s hope that instead of issuing yet more consultation documents on the policing of the auto enrolment regulations, the Government will , through its key Departments, DWP and the Treasury, start getting us excited about the prospect of this new order. Otherwise this new pension paradigm will degenerate, as its Stakeholder predecessor degenerated, into a fearful, unloved, unadopted and unenforced mess.
Posted in annuity, corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, pensions, Personal Accounts
Tagged annuity, corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, Employment, Financial services, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pensions, Pensions, Persnal Accounts, Personal Accounts, Politics, Public Sector Pensions, Scheme, Tata Consultancy Services, Treasury
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IFEs not IFAs
If you’ve followed my posts over the past few days, you’ll l know I’ve referred to a debate between advisers, insurers, pension managers and trustees which started out discussing the ethics of incentivizing enhanced transfer values and has moved toi discussing how and when advice … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, corporate governance, dc pensions, de-risking, EU Solvency II, Liability Driven Investment, pensions, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Treasury
Tagged annuity, corporate governance, dc pensions, de-risking, Economics, Employment, EU Solvency II, Financial adviser, Frank Field, Human Resources, Independent Financial Adviser, Liability Driven Investment, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, pensions, Peter Flanagan, Politics, Proto-Indo-European language, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Treasury, trustee, Trustees
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That ETV debate in full
Sometimes people’s comments on blogs are more interesting than the blog itself- this is certainly the case in a blog I wrote last week on “Enhanced Transfer Values” the thrust of which is that there are better ways to de-rsik defined benefit pension plans than by giving members cash bungs to transfer out theirguaranteed rights.
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Tagged annuity, Cash, Daily Mail, dc pensions, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Economics, Human Resources, KPMG, linkedin, Martyn Lewis, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Peter, Peter Flanagan, Wonga.com
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