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Workplace pensions may outgrow insurance platforms. but when?

Posted on March 15, 2023 by henry tapper

Nico Aspinall had a conversation with me at yesterday’s Pension PlayPen coffee morning at which  he likened occupational pensions to infants learning to ride a bike. The analogy was between walking with a life platform and cycling with a custody … Continue reading →

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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Posted on February 15, 2014 by henry tapper

  I am glad to see that Sam Broadbeck of Pensions Insight has not allowed the State Street scandal to fall off the radar just yet. Writing in Pensions Insight, Sam points out that while Transition Management is not the … Continue reading →

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What do you do when the lights go out?

Posted on February 2, 2014 by henry tapper

Professional Pensions run the story of the £22.9m fine dished out to State Street who had been double charging clients for years. I had thought of custodians till recently as their name suggests as guardians of assets, not as asset strippers. … Continue reading →

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Time to be clear on what’s a good workplace pension.

Posted on January 18, 2014 by henry tapper

We are losing sight of what the charges consultation is about. It is about improving pension outcomes. Continue reading →

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