Tag Archives: AgeWage

Paying to people who are alive today and will be alive next century

Posted on April 27, 2025 by henry tapper

I have a very mystified CEO concerned that a pension scheme should be looking to pay pensions beyond the life expectancy of him and presumably his pension executive/trustee Let me give you a worked example from a real member of … Continue reading →

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Hymans Robertson debating pension funding this Morning.

Posted on February 11, 2025 by henry tapper

First the advert.. Tuesday (today) 10.30 am event ; free ticket at the bottom of the blog. Having made a mistake and locked myself out of the excellent session led by Pensions for Purpose, I’m not going to do it … Continue reading →

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David Fairs sees a brave new world of DC mega-funds.

Posted on February 9, 2025 by henry tapper

  David Fairs is on this week’s VFM podcast and like Sarah Smart he arrived with an agenda that related to pensions, this meant talking about the pension funding question that he’d wrestled with while at the Pensions Regulator and … Continue reading →

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Hymans Robertson debating pension funding this Tuesday.

Posted on February 8, 2025 by henry tapper

First the advert.. Tuesday 10.30 am event ; free ticket at the bottom of the blog. Having made a mistake and locked myself out of the excellent session led by Pensions for Purpose, I’m not going to do it twice! … Continue reading →

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What does Government being a pension disrupter mean for pensions ..?

Posted on February 8, 2025 by henry tapper

  “while we are working away, the world is speeding up” –  Starmer at his cabinet meeting on growth. I like Starmer’s statement. Reading the BOE’s report feels like business as usual. The BoE’s latest forecast is that GDP will … Continue reading →

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DB Surpluses…a game changer? Pensions for Purpose had a great debate

Posted on February 6, 2025 by henry tapper

I am sorry not to have been at or publicised this brilliant session. I didn’t publicise it due to a failure to get into my own website and I didn’t attend due to some medical matters, Here is a recording … Continue reading →

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A concrete proposal to Run on 4 Good.

Posted on February 4, 2025 by henry tapper

I have had a PDF in my inbox for some time and I finally got to read it this morning. It’s from William McGrath, who many will know is a former CEO of Aga and someone who thinks a lot … Continue reading →

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DC VFM = the value of pension for the money saved.

Posted on January 31, 2025 by henry tapper

I think the scale program instigated by Government to get DC plans “valuable” is the wrong measure.  I’d like to say why. Government can achieve its aim of VFM for DC schemes better. Government needs to start thinking of VFM … Continue reading →

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Spend your pension and have a bit of fun

Posted on November 8, 2024 by henry tapper

Don’t spend your pension last Don’t spend your pension first Spend your pension. I like Moira O’Neil, she speaks to her readership. FT readers have pensions and most are wealthy. Many have advisers who are having to rethink their wisdom … Continue reading →

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Time for some “hard-working” on VFM – says TPR.

Posted on August 31, 2024 by henry tapper

There’s a telling sentence in Nina Blackett’s blog on VFM , published yesterday by TPR In January 2023, we published our joint industry consultation on a value for money (VFM) framework. Now, the FCA, working with TPR and DWP, has … Continue reading →

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