Monthly Archives: March 2024

“BREAKING NEWS ; Govt. confirms DB pensions are affordable after all” – Jnamdoc

Rant from Jnamdoc. There is nothing like a Jnamdoc rant and this blog got one on Wednesday with this great comment on “what are Labour going to do about Pensions?”. It is worth a blog of its own, I don’t … Continue reading

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Is Labour closer to Conservative than Union pension policy?

    Much as both the Unions and the Labour Shadow Front Bench would like the answer to that question to be “yes”, it is infact “no”. The Trade Unions are pursuing a public sector agenda that focusses on LGPS, … Continue reading

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Cheltenham on the small screen

My Cheltenham this week has consisted of sneakily watching and listening to races on my phone and with my buds as Zoom calls, panel sessions and keynote speeches pass me by. Since I have had no time to study form, … Continue reading

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Truell and Tapper launch a pension restitution scheme for steelworkers

Pension SuperHaven is pleased to announce its formal launch as an Occupational Pension Scheme. The Pension SuperHaven Trustees look forward to accepting transfers in from individuals’ pension pots, offering scheme members the safety, security and good governance which they require … Continue reading

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“Remember the member” – Hymans find what we want from pensions are pensions

Key findings Our research shows that a significant 75% of DC savers aged 55 or over would find it helpful for their DC savings to automatically start paying them an income when they reach the point of retirement.  Over 83% of these individuals would like … Continue reading

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What are Labour going to do about pensions?

  If there is a Labour Pensions Agenda for the next Government ,  I haven’t seen it yet . But I have seen the TUC’s agenda for the Trade Union Pension Conference today and it doesn’t look like this. It … Continue reading

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Pot for life (more than a hippy’s dream)

Having roved around the basement of the National Liberal Club with David Robbins and the Pension PlayPen crew (more on this later) , I cycled through a wet Whitehall to the offices of the Social Market Foundation meeting along the … Continue reading

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Why I’m not at Cheltenham this week

Traditionally I have been in Cheltenham this week, enjoying three and then four days of fun, losing a bit on the horses and gaining a bit on the waistline as the Guinness flows. Today will see me in a round … Continue reading

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David Robbins – on the budget – Pension PlayPen 10.30 today – free link here

I’ll be talking with David Robbins from 10.30 am this morning. This is what we’ll be talking about What did you make of the budget from a pensions perspective? You’ve commented on the lack of a timetable for the AE … Continue reading

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EFL / Premier League dispute – a pension solution is at hand

The disagreement between the Prem and EFL continues and it’s all about money. I wrote about this last month , mentioning that the old Football League multi-employers DB pension scheme was hurting the lower league clubs with legacy liabilities but … Continue reading

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