Tag Archives: CDC

German pensions – this is the big new deal for asset managers

Posted on August 17, 2026 by henry tapper

The big story for asset managers in Europe is not CDC or DC or the revival of DB as an investment opportunity, it is German funded pensions.

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Brian Henderson asks whether CDC gives you better VFM than DC – it depends!

Posted on August 15, 2026 by henry tapper

   You can download the document for yourself from here. Here is Brian’s introduction on social media

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Being all things to everyone’s annoying – Aon should not annoy DWP/HMT

Posted on August 15, 2026 by henry tapper

This was a week when Aon brought employers “all things to all private sector employers” All private companies run workplace pension schemes so Aon run a product for every pension saver. The net accessible market for Aon is every employer … Continue reading →

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Turning “de-risking”to “growth” through a new pension strategy.

Posted on August 15, 2026 by henry tapper

There is a  story that Andy Smith is brace tell. He is an independent consultant and though he has skin in the game, his honesty is commendable. The de-risking of DB pensions through the buy-in/out of insurers is slowing. I … Continue reading →

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Collective Pensions have two good friends in Kerstin and Terry!

Posted on August 14, 2026 by henry tapper

  It has been a hot week in more ways than one! I have been amazed that a Director of the Department of Work and Pensions decided to post something that may change the way we think about workplace pensions … Continue reading →

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We’re no longer asking how Collective Pensions work! We’re building them to be delivered

Posted on August 14, 2026 by henry tapper

We have had many years debating how to deliver “CDC” to a point that we have got ourselves to “go”! Alastair has produced an excellent little paper that with the help of Andre Clark and Andy Fifer reminds us of … Continue reading →

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“Collective Pensions” going forward, CDC in the past.

Posted on August 13, 2026 by henry tapper

The DWP will change the way they describe what till now has been called CDC Whether the DWP can change the way we describe the new way of turning contributions to pensions is a question only time will answer. I … Continue reading →

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David , you and I are gonna live forever!

Posted on August 12, 2026 by henry tapper

  It’s better when a pension scheme says “we’re in it together”; when young people take responsibility for their older selves, they’ll have a retirement wage that lives forever; (that’s the first time that CDC has been plugged by Oasis … Continue reading →

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The AIC’s solution to the nastiest problem in finance

Posted on August 10, 2026 by henry tapper

This article is from the Association of Investment Companies.  It would  interest  me to know whether education of this type has any influence on those , outside the readership of the AIC’s website. Good as the article is, it is … Continue reading →

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DC is hard when you get to retire? You don’t say?

Posted on August 7, 2026 by henry tapper

This article starts According to several Canadian defined contribution (DC) plans experts, DC plans were never designed to get members through retirement because they were built to accumulate assets during working years. As a result, that gap is now catching … Continue reading →

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