Tag Archives: Business

Will the PLSA recognise the pension investment agenda has changed?

Posted on May 29, 2023 by henry tapper

For a second time in a row, a PLSA  Conference will take place at a time of national debate about the impact of pension investment on the economy. The last Conference in October coincided with the BOE’s purchase period of … Continue reading →

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Ruffer – a British asset manager in demand worldwide

Posted on May 22, 2023 by henry tapper

This blog is quite different from what you are used to reading on here. It promotes a single asset manager with a single fund and I’ve written it, partly because Ruffer’s expansion into the US is in the news this morning, … Continue reading →

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A day when the flat-earthers got a shock – a DC summit that lived up to its name.

Posted on May 16, 2023 by henry tapper

As expected, the DG publishing’s DC Strategic Summit held in Liverpool Street , offered us a day well spent. Many thanks to the organizers, the sponsors and the speakers. As I have said in my feedback , it is hard … Continue reading →

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PMI DC and master trust symposium -a welcome anchor!

Posted on April 21, 2023 by henry tapper

I got a surprise but most welcome last minute acceptance to this event, having been on the waiting list. The event was a sell-out with well over 200 delegates, a healthy exhibition and a day long event that kicked off … Continue reading →

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No crocodile tears over falling contributions – please!

Posted on December 29, 2022 by henry tapper

In a lachrymose display of virtue signalling, the PMI reports that many employees are either reducing contributions to workplace pensions or thinking of doing so. This is neither surprising or regrettable, people need to take pension holidays from time to … Continue reading →

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Why are the over 50s not working so much?

Posted on November 15, 2022 by henry tapper

Work is becoming less rewarding but more of us are getting a paycheque than ever before. People officially unemployed is falling but the number of us out of the labour market continues to rise and this is particularly amongst those … Continue reading →

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“Are unregulated consultants to blame for the LDI crisis?”

Posted on November 13, 2022 by henry tapper

Good morning and welcome from sunny Paphos, set in the eastern mediterranean, a hop and a skip from Lebanon, Israel and Palestine. If you begrudge me a week of leisure then I’ll tell you I’ve paid for it through the … Continue reading →

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If your pension’s been bought out – do you know what you’re missing?

Posted on September 16, 2022 by henry tapper

  James Mullins of Hymans Robertson recently told Pension Age “The rapid growth in demand for pension schemes to insure their risks, along with improved pension scheme funding levels, attractive insurer pricing and new alternative risk transfer options, means that … Continue reading →

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How do master trusts add value for members at retirement?

Posted on June 13, 2022 by henry tapper

I shouldn’t be surprised to report on a consultancy looking at how member outcomes could be improved by picking the right workplace pension. But I am. This morning at 11 am, Hymans Robertson are kicking off another round of webinars … Continue reading →

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How can CDC Decumulation provide inflation protection? – Con Keating

Posted on April 7, 2022 by henry tapper

This blog from Con Keating is technical and designed to help the DWP ,tPR and others , when thinking about how to encourage inflation protection in the pathways on offer to savers in retirement.  Member options for retirement income Introduction … Continue reading →

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