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Monthly Archives: May 2025
A change of mood caught by “Professional Pensions”
I really don’t know why Professional Pensions are so gracious to this blog when I have been so adamant so much of the time that they are wrong! They were not wrong yesterday when their debates allowed the views of … Continue reading
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TPR and FCA, VAR for pension goalscoring!
I’m off to hear Nausicaa Delfas at the Professional Pensions Live event in the City. She’s kicking off early (9 am) but I’ll be in the front row and hope she’ll be explaining more about this venture on the … Continue reading
“I can’t be bothered?” – “I want to do it by myself”. (pt 7)
The vast majority of people get their State Pension without advice and with the least support needed from its payer – the DWP. There are things which require support – having a baby – buying or selling a house; but … Continue reading
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Lyons and Henning call on Pension PlayPen to invest at home (video).
If Torsten Bell wants to add to the pipeline of British private companies that could turn round power problems , encourage data centres and improve pensions he should watch this video. However the Government intends to present its pipeline, … Continue reading
Muppetry when we’re accessing money for retirement? (pt 6)
This section of the FCA’s financial live’s survey relating to pensions will be very interesting to behavioural scientists. It suggests that most people are confident about the choice they made but fewer know the choices available and what they missed … Continue reading
Pensioners face falling incomes NOW… Which report.
Thank you Derek Scott, a renowned chair of trustees who sends me this article. This is from Which and it adds to the understanding of what elderly people are experiencing. We underestimate the good Which and other independent publications make … Continue reading
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Tom McPhail – a very different professional trustee
The clock had passed 5pm last night when Tom and I sat down in a secret garden near Cannon Street to catch up. Tom is spending the next couple of days in his first day meetings as a Trustee of … Continue reading
Sir Nicholas Lyons and Amelia Henning on how pensions can grow Britain
Between 10.30 am and 11.00 am TODAY Tuesday 20th May (next) Nick Lyons will be explaining the opportunity open to those providing retirement benefits to invest in underfunded British companies. Between 11.00 am and 11.30am I have asked Amelia … Continue reading
Sir Nicholas Lyons and Amelia Henning; insurer Chair and CEO
Between 10.30 am and 11.00 am on Tuesday 20th May (next) Nick Lyons will be explaining the opportunity open to those providing retirement benefits to invest in underfunded British companies. Between 11.00 am and 11.30am I have asked … Continue reading
Pension money ready – waiting for a good idea to come along (pt 5)
Continuing my reading of the important bits of the FCA’s Financial Lives Survey. I’ve jumped a detailed inspection of how people react to DC pension statements, I may return to this as it will be more important when dashboards take … Continue reading
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