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Julian Mund at Mowbray; PLSA local and global
I have written plenty about John Hamilton’s speech at Melton Mowbray, But it was not just John on stage at the PLSA East Midlands event. Preceding John was the PLSA’s CEO and I’m pleased he’s sent me his slides for … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Business and Economy, corporate risk, Defined benefit pension plan, Pensions, TPR, Treasury, workplace Pensions
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You can’t wait for Reeves tomorrow? PM Starmer on Pensions tonight..
A press release has been issued by the Prime Minister’s office. Here it is. So you thought that pensions were a quiet backwater? Think again. If you were waiting for Rachel Reeves growth speech on Wednesday, you’ve missed the point. … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, FCA, Financial services, Investment, Pensions, Reeves, Starmer
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Pensions and Truell. Radio 4 – well worth a listen back
I hadn’t expected to have to move my early morning meeting tomorrow , but I did , to listen to Edi Truell bang on time on Radio 4. You should be able to find out hear Following Edi’s comments in … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Business and Economy, corporate governance, dc pensions, Edi Truell, Employment, Investment, pension, Pensions, truell
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Field called our DB pensions “an economic miracle”….Reeves knows why
At 11.30 am on a Sunday morning, Mark Kleinman of Sky News disturbed the sermon with this news. The Sky article was quickly followed by one from the FT, with Mary and George Parker referencing Sky’s coverage at 5pm … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, Financial services, pension, Pension new, Pensions, politics, Retirement
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Jamie of Smart warms my walk home with hope!
The VFM pensions podcast has Jamie Fiveash , UK CEO of Smart Pensions as a guest this week. These podcasts are typically 80 minutes long, a bit like the Church service (though the Methodists offer no less!). This podcast occupied … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, Business, Business and Economy, Employment, Government, pension, Pensions, Retirement
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BP show a shameful lack of pension leadership.
There are a handful of British companies that carry our name. They stand for what we used to call the best of British in the corporate place. Among these “British ” Petroleum stands high, it is not- like Shell , … Continue reading
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Tagged BP, British Petroleum, Business, Business and Economy, corporate governance, corporate risk, pension, Pension Regulator, Pensions, Retirement
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Everything , everywhere – all at once – is the carrot the stick?
Too much stick and not enough carrot and the donkey won’t move on. When the carrot turns on you with a stick, it gets confusing. I feel confused and that is the problem with the general public. We are tired … Continue reading
It’s not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me….
I’m travelling down to London on the Avanti West Coast Line, reading a paper that’s been sent me from Perthshire by my friends. The paper’s called “Why Britain’s stagnated” and it’s written by Ben Southwell, Samuel Hughes and Sam Bowman. … Continue reading
Treasury declares £40bn spending cuts as PLSA mulls “adequacy”.
Emma Reynolds points out over 5m people not auto- enrolled into a pension but tells #plsaannual24 we’ll have to wait till phase 2 of pensions review pic.twitter.com/Ei3vuoLZxS — Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) October 15, 2024 The PLSA were treated to Emma … Continue reading
Comparing the asset allocation of global pension systems
William Wright and James Thornhill – September 2024 Analysis of investment in domestic equities and of home bias by pension funds in the UK and around the world This report highlights that UK pension funds have a significantly lower absolute … Continue reading
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