Monthly Archives: March 2026
“More than half of adults were using AI platforms for financial advice”
A study of 5,000 Britons commissioned by Lloyds Banking Group late last year concluded that more than half of adults were using AI platforms for financial advice. I am pleased to see our ace pension journalist n top form . … Continue reading
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Samantha Gould – a cosmopolitan-glamorous guest for Nico and Darren
Sam Gould is Nico and Darren’s guest this week and she turns up excited and genned up about how to behave. I’m pleased to see her thoughts and those of her companions are constrained to just over an hour! Darren … Continue reading
The Auld Alliance shows up boring England!
I was with my mother yesterday so we watched the rugby. At 93 she has become a fan and after watching Scotland beat France 50-40 I could see why. I decided to stay for the second leg which was … Continue reading
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Tagged Auld alliance, England, France, Ireland, Italy, rugby, Scotland, Six Nations, Wales
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A Pensions Mutual which will launch a CDC Pension within a year
It is good to launch a good news story and I can today. Last Monday, while talking “small pots” we got news from the FCA that the Pensions Mutual had been registered and sealed What is the Pensions Mutual? … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, collective, FCA, Income, pension, Pensions Mutual, Retirement, Secure
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Richard Smith – you don’t need to live on daily valuations of your pots!
Richard Smith, my heart goes out to you. You have created feeds into your measurement tool so that you get a daily update of your “pot” valuations. You are killing yourself with information. Take a step back and ask yourselves … Continue reading
Capital doesn’t respond to slogans – it responds to incentives (Dan Mikulskis)
If you’re travelling to Edinburgh for the Pensions UK conference should read this . First published in IPE, it’s conclusion is simple and one that we can all sign up to Capital doesn’t respond to slogans – it responds to … Continue reading
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Tagged alignment, Dan mikulskis, Edinburgh, inventives, Pensions, workplace Pensions
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Harry Scoffin’s efforts for leaseholders in parliament
Harry Scoffin is not speaking for himself, he’s speaking for his generation and all generations trapped in leasehold flats they cannot afford to keep or sell. His latest appearance was in Westminster where his fervour ignited Cove and Rayner later … Continue reading
The nightmare of VFM for commercial DC schemes
Katie smith speaks for Aegon when she calls for a 2 year trial period before VFM bites. She calls it a “trial period” and it’s an attempt to kill VFM before it kills providers. Here she is in Corporate … Continue reading
Does a DC plan really need to be big to provide a pension?
Millions of defined contribution (DC) savers now have access to in-scheme retirement options, signalling a shift from a savings system to a pension system, the latest data from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) reveals. So says Jonathan Stapleton in Professional pensions … Continue reading
Admin & Data forum ; men strategize, women get it done
As payroll is to “reward” so “administration” is to pensions, a name to file away a part of your operational world that doesn’t play much part in your strategy. That’s what I think corporate board and boards of trustees have … Continue reading