Tag Archives: CDC

Does CDC fit with the new Government’s priorities? Adrian Boulding asks

  This article’s posted by my friend Adrian Boulding, it’s delightful, coy, funny and clever – and I think he’s right! Does CDC fit with the new Government’s priorities? Adrian Boulding CDC Specialist at Vestey Holdings Ltd July 24, 2026 … Continue reading

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Is the pension industry really aligned with the Pensions Minister?

I thought we were to get comment from Pensions UK on Torsten Bell but it turned out an advert. I find a lot of what I read is no more than advert for conferences and that conferences are just adverts … Continue reading

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Why CDC is not with-profits!

Bobby Riddaway charts his journey from with-profits concern to CDC acceptance Bobby Riddaway: The development of the CDC framework, particularly for UMES arrangements, has addressed many of the concerns that originally worried me. The emergence of collective defined contribution (CDC) … Continue reading

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Quite a discussion of how a trade union embraces CDC. Watch the session – it’s good!

It was quite a pension playpen coffee morning. Sit down in your chair in your drawing room, kitchen, the train, bus or the car (if you aren’t driving). Press the command on the YouTube and sit back This is a … Continue reading

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Unions – what’s happening with pensions? Neil Walsh explains CDC’s impact on Prospect – 10.30 this morning

This from the Government on “The future of CDC” The initial impetus for CDC has come from a large employer and a major trade union seeking an alternative pension model. But establishing CDC schemes opens the possibility of more diverse … Continue reading

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Tomorrow ; progress from DC to CDC with the unions! Invitation inside!

I’m very pleased that we have Neil Walsh of Prospect at the Pension PlayPen at 10.30 am tomorrow (Tuesday 21st July). We will discuss how unions are getting to grips with CDC as a way forward to what are currently … Continue reading

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Come and debate the future of DC with the Prospect union.

We will discuss how unions are getting to grips with CDC as a way forward to what are currently DC workplace pensions. The event is at 10.30 am on Tuesday 21st July. You can get into the meeting on this … Continue reading

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So how do we manage if the value of our house isn’t going up?

I will start with a post and article from the very good Times stalwart David Byers In the old days, your suspicion that your future pension wasn’t what it ought to be wasn’t a major worry. The house would help … Continue reading

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How do unions feel about CDC?

What we were used to – no longer available to  workers in the private sector Since the collapse of Defined Benefit pensions first for new joiners and soon after for further accrual by those already members, the unions have fallen … Continue reading

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Can CDC Fix the Income Retirement Gap? Church of England’s John Ball says it can.

It’s interesting to hear from John Ball, the CEO of the Church of England Pensions Board I have been hearing over the past few years about the Church’s intention to launch a CDC plan on a non-commercial basis. John mentions … Continue reading

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