This is clearly a serious story about institutional accountability, bankruptcy and the treatment of former employees. But, although the immediate…
Here's another way for a pension fund to get in the soup. https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-catholic-clergy-sex-abuse-scandal.html
I had earlier today read a medical research article reporting on a Japanese study that found that “supercentenarians” — those…
The simple truth is that the pension system is very good at taking your money, and may or may not…
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“Workplace CDC” – Day 2; how’s it going?
Two things have happened in the last few weeks that will make a change. The first was the arrival of a new Government and yesterday we had the arrival of a new type of workplace pension. First – what we … Continue reading
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Tagged advance, auto enrolment, CDC, Employer Trustee, John Healey, section, sectionalise, trustee, Union Trustee, working people, workplace pension
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The Treasury has opened up new seams of fees for pension advisers and consultants.
I’m sorry Jason, I don’t think your observation is any more valid than the money in the photo, it may be money but no one else observes it. Here’s what benefit consultants have got on their mind For decades savers … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, AgeWage, auto enrolment, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, inheritance tax, pension, Pensions, Retirement
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The pension industry will leave it till 2029 , hoping CDC fails
In focus: Green light for retirement-only CDC Minister for pensions Torsten Bell says: “Too often people approaching retirement are left navigating complex choices and shoulder risks they shouldn’t have to face alone. By expanding CDC to more employers and consulting … Continue reading
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Pensions at a policy crossroads?
Headlines like this are a bit shouty and the event I went to yesterday afternoon was not shouty at all. In fact it was very good. A privilege and a thankyou I am not a client of “Hogan Lovells” and … Continue reading
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Good work – Pensions UK- if small pots can be sorted by the decade’s end.
Pensions UK, you are doing the work that is needed, bringing together experts to get this done to a timetable. I have written the blog so you can stop with Zoe Alexander’s news item, or follow with Matthew Williams or … Continue reading
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A blog from 2016 – which is as relevant to Nest today as it was 9 years ago
This is a re blog of an account of Nest at one of the first PLSA (rather than NAPF) conferences. If you weren’t in Liverpool for last week’s PLSA conference, do not slit your wrists. You can watch the sessions … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, Drawdown, ft, josephine cumbo, NEST, Otto Thorsen, PLSA, the Pensins Regulator
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Benefits are one thing, pensions are quite another.
Mark Pemberthy is a benefits guy, has been for decades and he’s one of the auto-enrolment guys who in has been an LBG financial adviser and since auto-enrolment got done has got into communicating benefits for clients who can afford … Continue reading
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Hymans Robertson debating pension funding this Morning.
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
Can the LGPS please set out its funding position to ordinary tax-payers.
There is a row in Birmingham between some professors and the executive of Birmingham and it has been a matter for the Birmingham Post. I wrote about it earlier in the year and was sent the paper (which being in … Continue reading
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Hymans Robertson debating pension funding this Tuesday.
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
When only 8 to 15 mega-trusts dominate the entire defined contribution (DC) and LGPS landscape, peer-group risk may override manager…