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Tag Archives: BlackRock
Life’s a beach for the BlackRock IGC
It’s a sure fine of things to come when an IGC report is promoted by a stock photo. This couple appear on most of the IGC reports I have read, I suspect they were scammed out of their pension and … Continue reading
Posted in IGC, pensions
Tagged AE, Allan Whalley, auto enrolment, BlackRock, IGC, Investment, pensions, Value for Money
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The BlackRock IGC outsources to KPMG
I’ve been waiting to review BlackRock’s IGC chair statements for a couple of weeks but all I could see was a link to a report marked “April 2016”. I carelessly pressed the link this morning to find a report marked April 2017. … Continue reading
Hats off to all workplace pension providers
I’ve referred earlier this week to an excellent article by Kim North in Money Marketing in which she points to the ongoing work Scottish Widows have been doing on the participation of women in workplace pensions. In the same … Continue reading
Posted in FCA, NEST, Retirement
Tagged Aegon, Aviva, BlackRock, Business, Business and Economy, CDC, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, Friends Life, Government, L&G, London, NEST, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pensions, Politics, Prudential, Retirement, Royal London, Scottish Life, Standar Life, Steve Webb, workplace Pensions, Zurich
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Why target date funds have been slow to catch on
with all the headwinds in the favour of TDFs and against Lifestyle it’s hard to see why insurers aren’t switching to TDFs Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, annuity, auto-enrolment, governance, investment
Tagged BlackRock, Funds, Investing, Lifestyle, Mutual fund, SHPS, Target date fund, United States
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Ten sexy stats that drive pension firms wild!
But if you think your workforce special, you’ll want to get a whole of market quote. You wouldn’t insure your business assets or your liabilities any other way. Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, auto-enrolment, dc pensions, happiness, pensions
Tagged Aviva, BlackRock, Friends Life, Insurance, pension, Scottish Widows, Standard Life, UK State Pension
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Can social media play a part in pension scheme governance?
Are the systems used to offer participating employers a say in the running of mastertrusts or contract based workplace pensions fit for today’s purpose? Continue reading
“Stick or twist” for the lifecos.
It is hard for the insurers to twist because they think the dealer’s against them. Continue reading
Posted in annuity, auto-enrolment, customer service, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, EU Solvency II, Financial Education, Henry Tapper blog, pension playpen, pensions, Personality, Popcorn Pensions, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, social media
Tagged Aviva, BlackRock, David Pitt-Watson, House of Fraser, John, Legal & General, National Employment Savings Trust, Standard Life
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Who’s been sleeping in my bed? Shocking stuff on stock lending.
Storage companies do not lend out your property, but fund managers do! Continue reading
Posted in dc pensions, Fiduciary Management, Financial Education, First Actuarial, NEST, pension playpen, pensions, stock lending
Tagged BlackRock, Cass Business School, Esma, European Securities and Markets Authority, Exchange-traded fund, HSBC, Investment management, Securities lending, UCITS, United States
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ABI finally comes clean on pension charges
Here, not before time, is the ABI’s capitulation in the face of pressure from Government, opposition, the NAPF and all right-thinking people in pensions. Special thanks go to Gregg and his team on the Labour pensions bench! The agreement is … Continue reading
All change on pensions – a positive outlook for 2013!
Neasa MacErlean has written a great article in the Independent which you can read here. I was asked to collaborate on one or two sections and I’m quoted as inciting members of workplace savings plans to up the ante and make sure that … Continue reading
