Tag Archives: DB
Why We Should Not Gamble Away Our Retirement
Dr Deepa Govindarajan Driver (@deepa_driver on Twitter) has written this article in a purely personal capacity. Deepa is a former chair of UCU’s USS negotiation team (SWG). Her professional expertise is in governance, financial regulation and accountability. She is … Continue reading
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Tagged Conditional Indexation, DB, Deepa Govindarajan Driver, Deeper, Drier, Risk, risk sharing, UCU, USS
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From Pensions UK to CDC ; from St Johnstone to St Andrews
I enjoy the passion of those who comment on my blog. I am amazed by the quantity, quality and diversity of comment that I get over social media. Mostly through anonymous comment on my blog and occasionally from the irrepressible … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, DB, Dunfermiline, Jnamdoc, Pensions, Pensions Oldie, Pensions UK, Serek Scott, social media, St Andrews
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Can DC pensions invest for growth or should we move to CDC?
The questions discussed on the VFM blog have so far been rather less than challenging. I posted my review of the latest podcast yesterday and got this question on my blog. John is an IFA who started in the mid … Continue reading
“Is this Government really interested in Pension Superfunds?” – asks Gupta
New Capital Consensus are a group of thinking people including my friend Ashok Gupta who want to see policy through to action. I’m not quite sure why I and AgeWage are included on this post, but I’m pleased they … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashok Gupta, DB, dc, Insurers, Pensions, superfunds, Torsten Bell
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Inheritance tax and Death in Service Benefits
I tend to trust material coming from First Actuarial. It is simple and clear. It’s good to see a note on social media on a topic that created uncertainty for millions of workers whose dependents will get a lump sum … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, DB, Lee French, Life Assurance, personal pensiosn, Sam Mullock
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“Well said Maggie!” An elderly trustee chair speaks out for Maggie Rodger, the AMNT and independence
PensionsOldie has spoken out in a comment to my blog on trustees being for members not just compliance The reference to Maggie’s Farm does not refer to Maggie Rodger but to the rubbish workplace that Bob Dylan imagines himself in … Continue reading
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Tagged AMNT, CDC, DB, dc, Pension Oldie, Pensions, Professional Trustees
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Thoughts of accountants on the use of Pension Surpluses in DB
Pensions Oldie is I think an accountant. Here are his thoughts following my blog on employer strategy from Hymans Robertson Pension Oldie I agree that the webcast is an excellent review of the current position and the matters to be … Continue reading
How big is big? – How does retirement capital become the nation’s “wealth fund”?
Do you think the LGPS is big? If so, then think about the money pouring into retirement savings over the next 10 years as John Mitchem does. The paper in John Mitchem’s post is hard work but the table of … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Young, DB, dc, John Mitchem, Pensions, Wealth, Wealth Fund
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An endgame is not a fun game for a DB scheme – even for LGPS
Perhaps the most dangerous misconception floating around the “popular” Reform UK is that levelling down the LGPS to a DC scheme for new joiners will level up council tax payers (the popular Reform UK might see pensions as that … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, DB, Discount rate, George Graham, Open scheme, Pensions, Time horizon
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Time to Rethink DB Pensions? Why Our ‘Excessively Prudent’ Era Must End.
This blog is by Roger Higgins Senior pensions adviser, trustee and leading pensions technology consultant February 12, 2026 Having spent decades working in pensions, I’ve seen cycles of surplus and deficit, but the current position – with over £200bn in … Continue reading