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Terry Pullinger on the future – for people needing pensions.

Yesterday SG Pensions hosted a  day in Stationers Hall by St Pauls in the City. It was a success , bringing together the sponsors – primarily fund managers investing UK DB pensions and insurers – transferring liabilities to annuities. What … Continue reading

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The Dutch Pension Reform WTP – Rogier Swierstra

Rogier Swierstra As long as I have been working in the Dutch pension system, it has been under discussion or reform. But now it’s for real! A monumental reform law (WTP stands for Wet Toekomst Pensioenen, the Future Pensions Law) … Continue reading

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All together now! Why the Americans need to learn the British way of pensions.

I don’t know how to phrase this but….perhaps the Royal Mail’s advert to its staff does. Thanks to those at Royal Mail that blazed a trail so that we can have CDC not just for one company but for thousands. … Continue reading

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Debate pension surpluses – tomorrow 10.30 am

Christos Christou is a  PMI Professional Trustee and has produced a proposal to the Pension PlayPen . For more details about Christos scroll to the bottom of this blog. Paste the link below into your diary https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OTIwYjc5ZGUtMDQ4ZC00ZDFkLWI4YjYtOWYyYWE1ZDFmYjMz%40thread. The Challenge • … Continue reading

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Extracting DB surplus with Christos Christou

Christos Christou is a  PMI Professional Trustee and has produced this proposal to the Pension PlayPen . For more details scroll to the bottom of this blog. The Challenge • Based on DWP’s impact assessment (Sept 2024), the Government’s surplus … Continue reading

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At last a plan for all pension schemes to pay pensions.

The shot is of Terry Pullinger speaking at a First Actuarial Conference many years ago. He , one company (Royal Mail),  and a few enlightened advisers got CDC going. This blog is a reminder of where what we are enjoying … Continue reading

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DB, DC, CDC? Just “pensions” – judged by VFM

It is interesting to hear comments on the Pension UK Conference from Nico Aspinall and Darren Philp  I was aware that Nico was at the Conference but unaware of “the fringe” that Darren was at. To me, the Conference was … Continue reading

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Why should we build a “disposable” pension system?

This is an argument I am used to and it’s not one that I am comfortable to leave alone. We built a health system, a teaching system and a police and fire brigade to last and we should do the … Continue reading

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Does CDC work like a DB or a DC pension plan? I don’t care!

Under current proposed timelines, multi-employer CDC schemes are expected to secure regulatory approval in 2026, with a view to accepting contributions from 2027. So we ought to be starting to think about what being in a CDC plan will feel like … Continue reading

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Good sense from TPR but is moderation enough in an uneasy time?

I like the Pensions Regulator when they are sensible , but I fear for them when there is a view in Britain that civil servants are doing us no good. In this article I give Robin Lloyd his voice but … Continue reading

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