Tag Archives: Dalriada

Standard Life and Dalriada offer a port in the storm.

Well done Dalriada and Standard Life for setting up a “safe haven” for those who’ve been scammed out of their pension savings. What’s left – after the scammers, lawyers and advisers have had their cut deserves a safe haven and … Continue reading

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Diversity and inclusion in pensions? Explore with Sarah and Mark on Tuesday.

I score badly on diversity and inclusion as I’m pale, male and stale and at 61 I’m not getting any more diverse. But I’m happy to see that two young and enthusiastic representatives of the next gen are going to … Continue reading

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A day with Dalriada

  Dalriada are a firm of pension trustees who divide their business into “Regular” and “Irregular” business. Brian Spence who runs the business was prepared to talk to me about “Irregular business”. Members of, and employers participating in, the NOW … Continue reading

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To Belfast with love

I’m off to Belfast today to talk with Brian Spence and the Dalriada trustees. They’ve been billed the Regulator’s Rottweiler and I didn’t do much for their brand by dubbing them “Rentokil”. My day-out is partly to build commercial links … Continue reading

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Is NOW the time to transfer out?

I was talking last night to a senior financial journalist about NOW pensions. In the catalogue of actions that the Pensions Regulator can call upon, insisting on the inclusion of Dalriada Trustees, is perhaps the most alarming. Dalriada is a … Continue reading

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