Tag Archives: CDC

Should DC pensions give retirement freedom or a steady income?

Posted on September 26, 2026 by henry tapper

This is not a new argument. we’ve been having it all century and in 2014 many thought it had been settled by George Osborne. But pension freedoms haven’t been a success for the silent majority Continue reading →

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“Pensions Expert DC & Master Trust Summit” – will AI turn DC pots to pensions?

Posted on September 23, 2026 by henry tapper

Those retiring don’t have a clue how to decumulate their pots but that will change now AI is getting to grips with the nastiest hardest problem in finance. Continue reading →

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Will CDC challenge DC workplace as the employer’s choice?

Posted on September 22, 2026 by henry tapper

I read with great interest the Professional Pensions “Buzz ” results that asked this question and found a different  result that I would have expected this time last year! Continue reading →

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“My pension offer” – explaining CDC to a confused sceptic 12 years ago!

Posted on September 21, 2026 by henry tapper

This is a blog I published 12 years ago on 28th September 2014. It is now 12 years old and shows that the debate has been broadly the same for some time! Continue reading →

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Pensions Expert DC & Master Trust Summit (likely to be controversial in 2026)

Posted on September 21, 2026 by henry tapper

If you expected to put your feet up and play games on your phone you’ll be disappointed. Here are the  highlights that I’ve picked out. Continue reading →

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Brian Henderson’s view of VFM for those getting a retirement income.

Posted on September 20, 2026 by henry tapper

I do like Brian and his recent work features on my blog because it is sane and soothes the troubled brows of those like the intrepid hosts of this pod. Continue reading →

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A study of the risk of sudden improvement in longevity (NB CDC)

Posted on September 19, 2026 by henry tapper

Jim Hennington has worked on the main theme of this blog most of his career. He has helped make it  possible Australians to convert Super pots into lifetime pensions. This is a post that Jim is pointing at people who … Continue reading →

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BlackRock publish their Case for CDC

Posted on September 18, 2026 by henry tapper

I stuffed a thick brochure into my rucksack. It claimed to be the Case for CDC at the PensionsAge show yesterday. I’d just seen Sophie Dapin and Christian Hyldahl explaining Europe’s commitment to collection. This week the Pension Commission has … Continue reading →

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PensionsAge offered a day discussing CDC collective pensions

Posted on September 18, 2026 by henry tapper

I came away from the Waldorf in the Aldwych and walked over the Thames to Waterloo, my head full of what I’d heard and engaged with at the PensionsAge Autumn Conference. Session after session featured a discussion of CDC. This … Continue reading →

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The Netherlands are impressing our Pension Commission? Why?

Posted on September 18, 2026 by henry tapper

Here is a helpful post. Here are its characters. Andrew Blair is an old friend from the DWP who was a much younger man when I last saw him. His critique of Nick Pearce’s comments are brief and to the … Continue reading →

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