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The Times thunders for pension increases – urging TPR to praise some and call out others!

I’m grateful to Jane Foley for highlighting the need for Government to get on with sorting the “pre-97 pensioners” who still don’t get increases. Patrick Hosking does a good job of highlighting the need to put pressure on rogue schemes … Continue reading

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Back to the future; the return of the surplus; Stagecoach and Richard Jones

Richard Jones’ excellent explanation of the history of pension surplus kicked off a first rate discussion.  Have a look at the slides to get an idea of whether you want to devote up to an hour of the session. Richard … Continue reading

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“No growth <—> No pensions”. John Hamilton; COT of Stagecoach Pensions

A statement from John Hamilton , Pension Scheme Chair at Stagecoach. A statement to a wider audience than the “pensions industry” This is the text of the document that John is socialising. Beyond the pension industry There has been a … Continue reading

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What journey’s best in the pension end-game?

I wanted this morning to explain a discussion that’s going on between experts about what has gone on between Stagecoach and Aberdeen over the Stagecoach pension trust. I couldn’t do that without explaining to a lot of people who think … Continue reading

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You will know the Stagecoach pension deal is a ‘landmark’ from the backlash

But there is already a backlash from those who want to diminish those who have engineered this deal to a cartoon. This post has been liked by the insurance lobby. Aberdeen is taking over the Stagecoach Group Pension Scheme as … Continue reading

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Trustees change sponsor from Stagecoach to Aberdeen rewarding 22,000 members

It has not been done before but it may not be the last such deal. Stagecoach trustees have exchanged the sponsorship of their pension scheme to Aberdeen and in the deal members get the prospect of much better payments than … Continue reading

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Whatever happened to the Standard Life?

Life insurance companies are not in favour and haven’t been for some time. The consolidation of the sector around a few financial behemoths L&G, Aviva,  Royal London , Prudential , Quilter , Aegon , Just and LV= leaves no trace … Continue reading

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Why I’m not at the PLSA conference today

  I’m writing at 6am, soon I will be getting on a train to Manchester which will be full of people going to the PLSA Conference. I won’t be going to that Conference, instead I will be visiting Sage’s accountant support office … Continue reading

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What’s Standard Aberdeen to the consumer?

Whether the Standard Aberdeen deals goes ahead or not, it’s quite clear that active fund managers are feeling the pinch and that consolidation will follow. Here’s one commentator in the FT summing the deal up.  “The collective headwinds for the … Continue reading

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#AMNTConf2016 vAAMConf – substance and swank!

Yesterday, I flitted between Aberdeen’s swanky conference at the Bankers Hall in the City and the less swanky Association of Member Nominated Trustee’s conference at Holborn. Aberdeen’s afforded me plenty of insights and I’m grateful for the magnificent show they put … Continue reading

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