Tag Archives: CDC

First Actuarial’s client conference in tweets

Posted on May 10, 2019 by

First Actuarial had its first client conference yesterday, if you weren’t there, it’s probably  because you aren’t a client. Make sure that doesn’t happen again next year! Here’s what you got/missed Hi Mark Riches introduces First Actuarial’s first client conference … Continue reading →

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Can CDC offer private school pensions?

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

The Department of Education has a cunning plan. Put money behind pensions for teachers in state education and ransome private schools and colleges of higher education for higher pension costs. The policy is justified as an end to a tax-payer … Continue reading →

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CDC – a silver wage not a silver bullet

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

  Yesterday Ros (Baroness) Altmann hosted a webinar on retirement income which prompted some interesting follow up on social media. Here’s Mark Ormston of Retirement Line. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Ros Altmann on the ‘future of retirement income’ masterclass … Continue reading →

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I’d rather be a Ploughman than Icarus

Posted on January 15, 2019 by

Today, Tuesday 15th January 2019, will be a historic day in UK politics as the BBC is predicting Mrs May faces the biggest defeat any government has suffered in 100 years. Yesterday she suffered a defeat in the House of … Continue reading →

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Do we need to pay to get our money back?

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

Imagine going into a bank to withdraw money and being told to get advice before doing so. Imagine being told that the cost of that advice would run to many thousands of pounds. I very much doubt anyone would be … Continue reading →

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CDC – sharing risk in a bear market

Posted on December 28, 2018 by

This post is by the author of “launching CDC into a bear market” and again shows how CDC delivers a robust return in a bad times (a bear market). It does so by sharing risk and informs modelling by Aon … Continue reading →

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Launching CDC into a bear market.

Posted on December 28, 2018 by

The paper below is one of two that models what happens when CDC hits bad markets. I guess this one could be likened to launching a lifeboat into a stormy sea. CDC makes headway – but it’s tough. Imagine you’d … Continue reading →

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We can’t reopen closed railways or pensions – but we can build anew

Posted on December 27, 2018 by

How does #CDC help the individual saver in a falling market as you claim….? @henryhtapper https://t.co/PbsnbcXwku — John Ralfe (@JohnRalfe1) December 26, 2018 When I wrote this blog on Boxing Day about “coping with falling markets” – I did not … Continue reading →

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Coping with falling markets

Posted on December 26, 2018 by

It is a blessing that the first five years of auto-enrolment have seen world stock and bond markets rise. Low interest rates have had a lot to do with it, but we’ve also been in a period of comparative peace, … Continue reading →

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CDC and the actuarial profession

Posted on November 29, 2018 by

  I am not an actuary, I work with actuaries and I work for an actuarial firm. I stand up for actuaries and I praise them where praise is due. Yesterday saw an attack on the actuarial profession on twitter … Continue reading →

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