Tag Archives: DB

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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Has anyone asked employers – what pensions they want for their staff?

When you look at the mastertrust list you can see that the large employers with an history of pension provision for their staff have now decided to either provide staff with “pensions” or to rely on master trusts to do it … Continue reading

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Are retail investors misled by Private funds in Long Term Asset Funds?

The FT have delivered an early warning on the liquidity of LTAFs in the wealth management, in the summer it delivered a clear warning that direct investment beats fund of funds but that only multi-billion pools can access private markets … Continue reading

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“Can I swap my pot for a pension to save my folk tax if I die?”

“Can I swap my pot for a pension to save my folk tax if I die?” I get a lot of correspondence from advisers on the impact of changes to taxation of inheritance tax on clients who don’t even make … Continue reading

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High earners aren’t taking their deferred pay seriously (Hargreaves and Oxford Uni).

The FT has this morning published a chart by Hargreaves Lansdown and Oxford University. It shows a deterioration in the replacement income for those who are on more than £87,200 (presumably a bar to earing a lot!). Give it a … Continue reading

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Can we bring DB back? Not it seems without the permission of the ABI.

For many years we have been led to believe that the only good DB scheme has a bulk annuity inside it and it’s on the way to being bought out. I was in hospital for the shockwaves of Pension IHT … Continue reading

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Collective or Personal payment of pensions?

The discussion on how people get paid pensions is beginning to gather pace and about time too! There are two competing approaches. The first is collective and is what has given us defined benefit pensions, This has shrunk from its … Continue reading

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Steve Hodder and Calum Cooper; todays pension heavyweights on DB pensions

If you want stereo definition of what has just happened, this blog offers it. Here are two of my favorite consultants (who clearly like each other) , explaining the momentous events happening to pensions. I know this is not about … Continue reading

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