Category Archives: pensions
Lawyer Rosalind Connor on the Pensions Schemes Act 2026 – enervating
It’s here and not without a struggle in the Lords and elsewhere! This is the Parliamentary annoucement. The Pension PlayPen never likes to miss a chance to inform, discuss and sometimes dispute. Here is an opportunity! I have had my … Continue reading
How will pensions be affected by the local elections?
Local politics and LGPS I don’t think we have had time to think of the impact of new councils on old pensions but I’d expect this event to be interesting I won’t be going this year, my media pass has … Continue reading
What do people want – and not want – when it comes to pensions
This survey is important. Thx to Andrew Harrop of Public First-relevant as it’s the public who come first, timely as it comes before the first report of the Pension Commission. It shows that people do not want their … Continue reading
Dr. Lacy Hunt – A Fed-Driven Liquidity Event and Oil Shock
by Steve Blumenthal (Thanks Per Andelius) In his 1970 lecture, Milton Friedman advocated a “k-percent rule,” in which the money supply should grow at a fixed, predictable rate each year to allow for natural economic growth without inflation. Dr. Lacy … Continue reading
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Google DeepMind or Thames Water? Can you or your employer’s DC “workplace pension” take the risk?
Jo Cumbo is spot on here; I am sure that Jo is furious that pension mandation could leave some schemes the worse for doing what they had to do. She sees things through the eyes of employers and through those … Continue reading
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More “experts” worried about DC’s capacity to invest as Government wants
The VFM podcast is again a discussion between the boys about legislation and in particular the comments of the Pensions Regulator on value for money delivered by DC savings plans that aren’t up to scale. Can being considered “VFM” give … Continue reading
Good outcomes for pension funds come from taking opportunities rather than just size
It is a headline picked up by the VFM podcast last Friday afternoon and it relates to a document produced by the Pensions Regulator to show that innovation is available to smaller schemes looking to compete with the “megafunds”. I … Continue reading
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Can British pension funds invest in Britain as their Australian counterparts do?
If it won’t come from up here, it’s going to be from somewhere and the new “super unit” will start by getting it from down under. This new unit “will pave the way for vital investment into key UK projects”, … Continue reading
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Kent Reform? Here’s Reform’s war on sun and wind
Here is Mark’s post. Here’s Mark Ellis’ blog May 03, 2026 Reform’s war on the sun and wind How a party funded by jet fuel and offshore money came to make the cheapest electricity Britain has ever generated its main … Continue reading
Why do we not respect our leaders any more?
I am not a Labour voter but I want to see Labour doing a good job in parliament as our Government. Last week we saw a good Pensions Act, last November a … Continue reading