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Should the PPF become the consolidator of last resort?
I have twice blogged on the DWP consultation on DB consolidation and will continue to do so, mainly because this is a matter of importance but mainly because I suspect I will approach this rather differently from those directly involved … Continue reading
TPR has a new mindset. Get with it or get out.
Jo Cumbo’s meeting with Nausicaa Delfas This interview is the clearest evidence yet that there is a new mindset within TPR. Because I don’t have enough free links to offer direct access , I will share a PDF of Jo’s … Continue reading
Industry mindset shift needed to deliver value for pension savers
12 July 2023 / Guest post from Nausicaa Delfas, CEO of the Pensions Regulator Investing for a pension is often the only and largest investment people make. Savers rely on the pension system working as hard as it can to … Continue reading
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Tagged Assests, CEO, DB, Funding Code, growth, Mindset, Nausicaa Delfas, Pensions, TPR
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Trott plans to revive ambition within DB pensions.
When Laura Trott arrived in post she called up a few people who Guy Opperman had suggested to her and told them she intended to narrow the difference between DB and DC outcomes. I was one of them. Frankly, I … Continue reading
Steve Webb, fresh from the Mansion House – 10.30 today at Pension PlayPen
Steve is one of Britain’s premier pension commentators , having been Minister for Pensions during the Coalition. Now he’s a consultant for LCP and he appears on every platform from the Martin Lewis Money Show to the Work and Pensions … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, DB, dc, Jeremy Hunt, LGPS, Mansion House, pension, Steve Webb
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Derek Benstead provides a fresh view on collective pensions this morning at 10.30am
Pension PlayPen Coffee Morning 10.30 am Tuesday 4th July Fresh from his visit to Parliament to explain to the Work and Pensions Committee why open DB schemes have a future (along with CDC) , he’s now joining us for … Continue reading
Derek Benstead, DB by name – collective by nature! PP Coffee Morning – July 4th
Pension PlayPen Coffee Morning 10.30 am Tuesday 4th July Fresh from his visit to Parliament to explain to the Work and Pensions Committee why open DB schemes have a future (along with CDC) , he’s now joining us for … Continue reading
Little to celebrate in this “aggregate surplus of UK DB schemes.
Numbers …numbers There are new numbers from the PPF. DC savers with mortgages should be scratching their heads that those with DB pensions are seeing their pensions become more secure because of high interest rates. The aggregate surplus of UK … Continue reading
Will the new inequalities of Dutch pension prove easier to stomach than the old ones?
The Dutch pension reforms will involve the transfer of all accrued and future DB pension rights to the new DC system, without the consent of the member. “It is by no means certain that each member will benefit” from this … Continue reading
The Netherlands have a new pension bed to rely on.
According to the Mercer Index of the world’s top rated pension systems, the Netherlands is ranked #2, with only mini-Iceland above it Mercer describe the Netherlands as having “a first-class and robust retirement income system that delivers good benefits, is … Continue reading