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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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No more reports – nobody reads!
Baroness Bennett, Stedman-Scott and Altmann – getting things done Every year occupational pensions schemes are required to publish reports that nobody reads. Clearly this is unsatisfactory and we could go two ways Stop writing the reports (would anyone notice?) … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, dc pensions, governance, Guidance, pensions
Tagged Chair statement, DWP, Pensions, Ros Altmann, SIP, Stedman-Scott, TPR
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Extinction , Boredom or Symposium?
Frivolity of fidelity, mindless or mindful – which will it be? I am faced this morning with stark choice. Do I cycle on the north side of the river to join responsible asset owners and Adrienne Lawlor working out how … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, economics, ESG, Guidance, pensions
Tagged Boring Money, Climate change, ESG, pensions, sustainability
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“Beware the mastertrust my son!” 6 reasons to be careful
Ok. It may not have jaws that bite or claws that clutch or be quite as frightful as the Jubjub bird, but the mastertrust may be no friendlier than Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwock. This is not a trendy thing to … Continue reading
Posted in Guidance, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions Regulator
Tagged DC pension, DWP, jabberwock, Jabberwocky, master trust, master trusts, Mastertrust, NEST, Professional Pesnions, TPR, Value for Money, workplace pensin
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Any questions on the Guidance Guarantee?
This blog is about a conversation I had with the Pension Advisory Service. Following it I promised to feed back questions to TPAS about the Guidance Guarantee. The blog contains questions I want asking , some background on TPAS and … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, Guidance, happiness, Retirement
Tagged Business, Drawdown, Financial services, Guidance, Guidance Guarantee, long term care, Longevity, Michelle Crackneell, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Risk, Tax, TPAS
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Sing if you’re “GLAD” to be grey!
If you’re old enough to recognise the reference to Tom Robinson’s 1977 gay anthem then you’re grey, bald or using restorer! Here’s Tom singing about queer bashing on “So it Goes” , complete with Japanese sub-titles (that’s the wonder of … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, advice gap, Guidance, pensions, Pensions Regulator, Treasury
Tagged Fun, Glad to be gay, Guarantee, Guidance, Tom Robinson
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The NHS may hold the keys to Guidance
I’m indebted to KPMG research for this excellent piece of research. If you didn’t click the link, here is the text of an article entitled “Can patients get the information they need”. Patients need information that is often very … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, Guidance, pensions
Tagged Business, Empower, Engage, Guidance, Guidance Framework, Guidance Guarantee, Healthcare, Inform, MAS, NHS, TPAS, trust
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