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Tag Archives: David Fairs
There is more rejoicing in Brighton….
My spy at the PMI passes me a copy of this month’s Pension Aspect with the finger pointed at this article by David Fairs. Those versed in current a- Fairs , will have noticed a relaxation in the Regulator’s tone … Continue reading
Managing and measuring DB schemes (Keating, Tilba and Clacher)
With the intention of keeping the Pension Regulator focused, Keating and Clacher have recruited Dr Anna Tilba of Durham University to their ranks. A powerful triumvirate of pension intellectuals whose latest blog is an antidote to the toxicity of pseudo … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, actuaries, advice gap
Tagged Con Keating, David Fairs, Dr anna tilba, Durham, Iain Clacher, Leeds, merry christmas, TPR, Warwick
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The Regulator’s not for turning; in conversation with David Fairs,
David Fairs and I were born within a couple of months and have both spent our careers in pensions. We enjoy each other’s company so when David suggested that we spent the last 90 minutes of the business week … Continue reading
Posted in age wage, Blogging, pensions, Pensions Regulator, Politics, Public sector pensions
Tagged David Fairs, Pensions, The Pensions Regulator, TPR
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Have DB pensions dodged the Beeching bullet?
When the Pensions Regulator launched its DB funding consultation earlier in the year, I thought it a “slam dunk”. Back then it was already clear the world was in the grip of a pandemic and the paper presaged what was … Continue reading
Posted in de-risking, First Actuarial, pensions
Tagged David Fairs, DB fundin gcode, de-risking, DR Beeching, Funding Code, The Pensions Regulator, TPR
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Who’s protecting pensions from the impact of COVID?
This is a very real and important question as the priorities of Government tend to be protect jobs and the businesses that create job over the incomes of those who have left the labor market. The key performance indicators of … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged David Fairs, House of Lords, jo cumbo, Oliver Morley, PLSA, Ros Altmann, SPP
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“He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.”
I am very pleased that Con Keating and Iain Clacher’s recent article has got so much attention , both in terms of readers and in terms of social media comment. Though I am one of those who thinks the Pension … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, Big Government, coronavirus, pensions
Tagged Con Keating, David Fairs, Ears, Guy Opperman, Joe Strummer, John Ralfe, Matthew, ppf, TPR, Treasury
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Towards a new pension funding code
On Thursday, David Fairs, head of policy at the Pensions Regulator delivered a keynote speech to 200 or so delegates at the First Actuarial client conference. He did so a couple of hours after publishing a blog which has … Continue reading
Posted in de-risking, pensions, Pensions Regulator
Tagged David Fairs, DB, First actuarail, IFA, pensions, TPR
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I was ashamed of my pension colleagues
Yesterday, as a guest of CWU’s Deputy General Secretary , Terry Pullinger, I spent a morning at the Westminster City Forum’s conference on Next Steps for UK Pension Funds. The Conference dealt with the regulation of DB pensions, consolidation and the future … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged arrogance, CDC, David Fairs, DWP, Michael Johnson, pensions, TPR, Van Meerten
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