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Transparency front and centre- the Government statement on VFM
I’m publishing this statement on this blog to remind us all that “transparency” is the key word. It is the word that fired many of our careers ;it is the word that incited AgeWage and Clearglass and the Transparency Task … Continue reading
“That, my friend, is complete bollocks” – the great life of Chris Sier.
Chris Sier only lived 58 years, he would have been 59 in a few days. But he had a number of lives in that short time being a businessman, an academic , living for coral in the Maldives and for … Continue reading
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A year of recovery with more to come
A year ago (November 15th 2024), I rode off to Bermondsey with a birthday present for my son from Queen Street in the City. I got 3oo yards across Southwark Bridge Road and what happened next is a blank (though … Continue reading
Into my 65th year a very lucky boy! May we deliver pensions for my generation and the next
The week beginning 10th November will be an odd one for me. Work Today and every day I will be thinking about the fabulous things that are happening in UK pensions. My desk is full of numbers and thoughts on … Continue reading
Dr Chris Sier; 1966 to 2025
Chris Sier has died aged 58, rigorous to the end he finally lost his long fight with Colon Cancer diagnosed in 2023. He has been seeing friends at his bed in Guys hospital and those who have said goodbye all … Continue reading
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Consolidation-it’s advantages and limits from Borders
The third day of this conference and people are drifting away or getting coffee’d up in readiness for a good laugh with Louis Theroux. Meanwhile there is a discussion going on in the main hall between TPT (fresh from announcements … Continue reading
Why do we overpay for fund and asset management?
The price we are paying for others to manage our retirement funds is the subject of Jo Cumbo’s last piece of writing as FT global pension correspondent and it is a theme that she has developed over the past decade. … Continue reading
For better pensions we need better buyers.
Let’s be clear what this headline is saying and what it’s not saying. What it is saying. The headline, based on research by Chris Sier and Clearglass, tells us that UK pension funds are over-paying for investment management. That’s because … Continue reading
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How pooling can deliver VFM – Chris Sier looks at Border to Coast.
.This article first appeared in IPE and is written by AgeWage co-founder Dr Chris Sier. Chris sent it to me to remind a friend of mine, instrumental in setting up LGPS pools of what best practice looks like. Last week … Continue reading
Do we need a cost and charges test to work out value ?
This is a long and involved blog but it deals with an important subject in a timely way. One of the perceived unfairness’s of DC rather than DB pensions is that DB pensioners have all costs paid by the … Continue reading