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Agenda for David Brooks’ Pension PlayPen discussion – today at 10.30 am

One image has stuck in my mind from the budget’s announcement last Wednesday – the gherkin. This and more important matters will be discussed with Broadstone’s David Brooks tomorrow at 10.30am Continue reading →

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David Brooks; “what have we learned from Budget 2026”?

Budgets are often as interesting for what they leave unsaid as what they announce. We’ll discuss what appears to be changing, what appears to be staying the same and where pensions policy may head next. Continue reading →

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Playing a tiny violin badly for First Actuarial?

I am not sure what this little video or a badly played under-sized violin is saying? Is it ironic or simply inept? Gallagher is an  insurance brokerage rather like Aon and Marsh Mac and Howden and Willis Towers Watson which … Continue reading →

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David Brooks – pension scams – PP Coffee morning – link here.

    “Pension scams ruin lives and inflict immense financial and mental trauma on victims. It is great that we are seeing substantial progress against fraudsters with the proportion of adults receiving unsolicited approaches regarding their pension falling rapidly. Action … Continue reading →

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Update on Pension Scamming from Broadstone’s David Brooks

    “Pension scams ruin lives and inflict immense financial and mental trauma on victims. It is great that we are seeing substantial progress against fraudsters with the proportion of adults receiving unsolicited approaches regarding their pension falling rapidly. Action … Continue reading →

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A pension’s for life…Simon Kew on VFM

Simon Kew appeared on this week’s VFM Podcast which coincided with him starting a new job as head of market engagement at Broadstone and with me bumping into him at an industry event. Simon has been the stalwart of the … Continue reading →

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“The best use of our resources”

  This article is from Dave Brooks ( @pensionsdave) ,Technical Director at Broadstone. It was originally published here. It is a good contribution to the debate which has raged on this blog.  The trickiest balancing act that The Pensions Regulator … Continue reading →

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