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LGPS – smooth but missing tricks with those in and out of Government.
The second half of the marathon days of inquisitions of 23 pension experts began with LGPS – this 2nd Sept. The link to the conversation is here The conversation between Roger Phillips and the MPs over investments of LGPS, … Continue reading
The Michelle and Morten show at parliament- impressive but to the point?
The General Committee’s meetings with 23 “experts” has something a little celebratory about it. This one with Michelle Ostermann and Brightwell’s Morten Nilsson has got a TV “couples show” written all over it. This is Michelle introducing herself but she … Continue reading
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Tagged Brightwell, BT, Canada, consolidation, Denmark, Michelle, Morten, pension, ppf
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Maynard on putting people in the know at retirement.
Our current pensions minister charms us with an engaging “cuddliness”. But his style remind me of Frank Field’s. Just as you would not have wanted to have had an unpleasant conversation with Frank, so you would not want to get … Continue reading
“Consolidate or die” – the DWP tells workplace pensions.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation seeking views on further proposed changes to the general levy on occupational and personal pension schemes. Their excellent press release tells you what you need to know about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Cheseldine, Consolidate, consolidation, die, Pensions, small pots
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Should the PPF be the consolidator of last resort?
Should the PPF be more than a lifeboat? There is nothing new about calling for the PPF to be more than a “lifeboat”. It is a Government pension success story and has delivered on its objectives to provide security to … Continue reading
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Tagged consolidation, Consolidators, Investing in the future, LCP, Pensions, ppf, Suprfunds, Tony Blair Insitute
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Pension Superfunds are more than the “poor man’s buy-out”
The Government has radically changed its position on pension superfunds, at last giving feedback on its 2018 consultation and making clear that pension superfunds are helpful to pension consolidation and support the wider aims of the Treasury. The response to … Continue reading
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Tagged ABI, buy-out, consolidation, defined benefit, Pension Superfund, Pensions
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The drive to consolidate DC pension schemes is no bad thing.
The idea that “big is better” is not a universal truth, in the 1970s thinkers such as EF Schumacher said “small is beautiful” an idea that is still popular for millions of us who till allotments or run businesses out … Continue reading
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Tagged consolidation, DB, dc, MNTs, Pensions, small schemes, trustees, unions
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DC consolidation slows , Cinderella sits by the fire.
The Corporate Adviser Intelligence on GPP and mastertrusts is back for 2023 and a very good read it makes. The headlines are in the infographic above and I intend to dig down behind several of these metrics in blogs to … Continue reading
So how’s DC consolidation actually going?
The Pensions Regulator has published its 2022 to 202 DC trust: scheme return data The two key images are the chart and table below. They talk to the consistent picture we have seen since this research and analysis began … Continue reading
Could DC consolidation cause a fresh pension crisis?
In this blog I argue that DC has its own version of LDI which is still embedded in many occupational DC schemes. Transferring out of these schemes risks crystallising losses for savers – akin to “losing the LDI … Continue reading
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Tagged consolidation, DC pension, Hedge, LDI, Pension consolidation, Trustee liability
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