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Not just an archbishop but a Christian CEO – Sarah Mullaly needs a miracle with pensions!

Sarah Mulally looks more to me like the Church of England’s first CEO ,, not just its first female archbishop. The CoE has all the making of a failing business, dare I compare it to the Royal Mail?  It’s big … Continue reading

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What’s the CMI telling us about pensions insuring our living too long?

Stuart McDonald has done so much for people other than experts to get to grips with longevity. I cannot admit to understanding longevity charts, even when Stuart resents them but I do my best to share what comes to me … Continue reading

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Good for Rothesay – good for Nest – good for pensioners.

Nest has partnered Rothesay, to design a new lifetime income option for members in retirement, combining a bulk annuity with a managed investment approach. This new approach will be a market first for the UK.  Rothesay will co-design a bulk deferred … Continue reading

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A more realistic view of DC and CDC from LCP

A lot of C’s in the headline! Yesterday’s meeting of minds over the take up of CDC threw out an assertion made by the Government that CDC was up to 60% better than a DC pension alternative. This is a … Continue reading

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Do you want to choose or be given a pension? A CDC debate on choice

Let’s not pretend the future choices for employers are going to be easy, they won’t be. Since 2012 we’ve made saving for retirement as easy as possible by defaulting staff into default funds of pensions we’ve mostly chosen on the … Continue reading

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Why wait for CDC? Bright sparks argue it out this morning !

Coffee Morning – CDC – Why wait?  Attending CPD included Join here:   Tuesday 27th January at 10.30pm (that’s today!) You are cordially invited to attend our next online “Roundtable” – CDC Why Wait? The Government’s press release says that CDC schemes could increase … Continue reading

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How much indexation should we have in DC (including CDC)?

One of the questions that buzzes in my little brain is just how much indexation I am getting on my pension. I get a pension from Eagle Star (now Zurich) which pays income that increases by CPI up to 5%. … Continue reading

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A new TPR? It needs a refresh and these projects to get going!

There are a number of initiatives going on at The Pensions Regulator. Yesterday I contributed to one of them – the “Vision” that is being lead by Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames You can read the project that the “Vision” is on this … Continue reading

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Why wait for CDC? We’ll have it out next Tuesday!

Coffee Morning – CDC – Why wait?  Attending CPD included Join here:   for Tuesday 27th January at 10.30pm You are cordially invited to attend our next online “Roundtable” – CDC Why Wait? The Government’s press release says that CDC schemes could increase retirement … Continue reading

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CDC – your questions addressed and maybe answered! 10.30 today (Tuesday 20th)

  Join the CDC discussion with those passionately for and against CDC! Join here Coffee Morning – The Rise & Rise of CDC –  CPD included You are cordially invited to join us for our next event. At this session … Continue reading

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