Tag Archives: Church of England

Managing Risk in the Round – In Defence of the Church of England Pension Scheme- Dan Hedley

Posted on March 1, 2026 by henry tapper

A summary  Dan Hedley, Policy Director of New Capital Consensus The Church of England’s clergy pension fund is being painted as a gambler in a casino by John Ralfe in the FT, “doubling or quitting” by running a growth‑oriented portfolio rather … Continue reading →

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The CoE will restore clergy’s cut pensions with an £840m surplus – good news for most but not all!

Posted on February 18, 2026 by henry tapper

It is a noisy day for pensions in the FT today and nowhere noisy than in an article from John Ralfe about the Church of England’s pension fund. The author, pension consultant John Ralfe is far from happy that the … Continue reading →

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8.5m Nest members behind bid to buck-up Barclays

Posted on February 24, 2020 by henry tapper

  You may not know it, but you could just have become a stakeholder in how Barclays finances companies and in the process become a climate change activist. Share Action has co-ordinated a group of organisations , including NEST to … Continue reading →

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Can no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?

Posted on October 30, 2011 by henry tapper

The running gag is that the Church of England’s the Tory Party at prayer and if there’d been a Tory party in 1170 I reckon they’d regard Giles Fraser and Thomas Beckett as peas from the same pod. My Sunday … Continue reading →

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