Tag Archives: CDC

From Pensions UK to CDC ; from St Johnstone to St Andrews

Posted on April 23, 2026 by henry tapper

I enjoy the passion of those who comment on my blog. I am amazed by the quantity, quality and diversity of comment that I get over social media. Mostly through anonymous comment on my blog and occasionally from the irrepressible … Continue reading →

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I give up on VFM for pensions and so does Guy Opperman, I like the guy!

Posted on April 22, 2026 by henry tapper

I don’t suppose that former Minister Guy Opperman knew he would be reported at the Aptia conference yesterday. He works for them a couple of days a month and was delivering the kind of comments that would have gone down … Continue reading →

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April 2026, 6 months from October when the pension dashboard should be ready!

Posted on April 22, 2026 by henry tapper

I was like 500 others attending by phone, laptop or desktop the Pensions Dashboard update. I will not take the wind out of Richard Smith’s sails. I follow him, his sails are taking me (I hope) to where the Dashboard … Continue reading →

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DC workplace pensions can try to eat the CDC mouse, but Tom never got to swallow Jerry!

Posted on April 22, 2026 by henry tapper

This is an interesting post from Joe Dabrowski formerly of Pensions UK now of Smart. I was surprised when I went to the Edinburgh Investment Conference that there was not one session devoted to the work pension CDC that is … Continue reading →

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The nastiest problem facing master trusts – designed for workplace saving (not retirement spending)

Posted on April 19, 2026 by henry tapper

This blog is about the reasons pension master trusts are struggling to pay pensions. The individuals above are Christoph Hirt and Laura Johns whose report for Pi Partnership can be read here. The first workplace master trust to matter was … Continue reading →

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Are Nest’s low earning customers really wanting to invest for their retirement?

Posted on April 18, 2026 by henry tapper

Nest Insight research shows millions more low earners could be investing My guess is that the millions want to save for a pension but not invest for their retirement. I see a lot of enthusiasm among adults in the UK … Continue reading →

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BOE “expert” scorns his Government’s CDC reform; should we have pensions like his?

Posted on April 18, 2026 by henry tapper

  I woke on a Saturday morning to this comment from someone who works at the Bank of England. It was in response to my congratulatory blog that Mercer finally have a lead consultant to promote CDC. You can read … Continue reading →

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Pensions drawdown in a time of stagflation? We need a pensioners club!

Posted on April 17, 2026 by henry tapper

It got me going – what with being 64 and having a couple of DC pots I’d like to turn to pension! Thanks to Jonathan Guthrie , here’s the link to the story. Can anyone stand stagflation on their own? We’ve … Continue reading →

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I took her CDC baited hook and was landed by Jo Cumbo!

Posted on April 17, 2026 by henry tapper

Following this year’s  Pensions UK investment conference I was told that my press badge would not be renewed. I was not a journalist and I spent too much time expounding my commercial views and not enough the views of other. … Continue reading →

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Better pensions at no risk and no strain on cashflow? Why not – CFO?

Posted on April 14, 2026 by henry tapper

  I don’t often plug my blogs Once they are written I have moved on. But yesterday afternoon I had reason to talk with a friend who runs a way of helping defined benefits to stay running on and as … Continue reading →

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