Monthly Archives: January 2026
Pensions are important to employers
This is the result of a survey by Barnett Waddingham about what matters to employers when it comes to rewarding staff. It’s #1 and 2 in the priorities but let’s be clear, it’s not pensions that employers consider they are … Continue reading
Raising standards of Trusteeship and Scheme Governance (with TPR)
I am embarking on something that I feel a little nervous about. I will be having a conversation about raising standards of Trusteeship and Scheme Governance with Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames and my partner Stella Eastwood, both of whom know a lot … Continue reading
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Greenland – the mythic island that is large and white!
When I left college one summer I went to Iceland and met a girl whose Dad owned a trawler that caught big fish off the coast of Greenland. I did some trips on the boat as an extended part of … Continue reading
Why CDC schemes need to be large to be fair and offer freedom
I had an interesting conversation with Ros Altmann yesterday evening. She explained her reservation with a CDC scheme’s fairness being its inability to deal with the unexpected behaviour of members coming to retirement who prefer not to have a … Continue reading
Why wait for CDC? We’ll have it out next Tuesday!
Coffee Morning – CDC – Why wait? Attending CPD included Join here: for Tuesday 27th January at 10.30pm You are cordially invited to attend our next online “Roundtable” – CDC Why Wait? The Government’s press release says that CDC schemes could increase retirement … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, pension playpen, Retirement CDC, UMES, Whole life, Whole life of CDC
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Are the American 401(K) participants dreaming what Donald Trump’s dreaming?
In last night’s rambling self-promotion by President Trump, we heard among other things of a huge increase in the amount that is in the 401K saver’s plans- across America I was reminded that Jack Towarnicky promised us his work that … Continue reading
The Lords and the Pension Schemes Bill – the game is on for pension surplus!
This comment was fed into my mail yesterday evening by someone who’d watched the debate in the House of Lords about the choices facing trustees and employers with defined benefit pension plans they are responsible for. Re the Lords and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryn Davies, henry tapper, House of Lords, Jiohn Hamilton, LDI, Ros Altmann, Surplus, William McGrath
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CDC session packed out – video if you missed it – more next week!
It is time for a proper discussion of CDC and there is no doubt that there is such demand that we are extending our discussion to next week when we will have the core team (Pension Plowman and Chris Bunford) … Continue reading
CDC – your questions addressed and maybe answered! 10.30 today (Tuesday 20th)
Join the CDC discussion with those passionately for and against CDC! Join here Coffee Morning – The Rise & Rise of CDC – CPD included You are cordially invited to join us for our next event. At this session … Continue reading