Tag Archives: dc
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
“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
Is consolidation into Master Trusts inevitable for DC schemes?
I was interested in this conversation between Muntazir (Monty) Hadadi and a number of established DC faces. There is clearly going to be a lot of pressure from unions and other member groups to get the better pensions that are … Continue reading
Does a DC plan really need to be big to provide a pension?
Millions of defined contribution (DC) savers now have access to in-scheme retirement options, signalling a shift from a savings system to a pension system, the latest data from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) reveals. So says Jonathan Stapleton in Professional pensions … 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
LCP on the the CDC Code of Conduct. Can CDC succeed if uncommercial?
TPR seeks views regarding amends to the CDC code to cover the authorisation and supervision of unconnected multiple employer schemes providing CDC benefits. It’s an important consultation. With a group of colleagues we have separately made a response and I will refer … Continue reading
Schroders is now earned by TIAA . Will “Schroveen” now take on (C)DC pensions?
I have to admit to be shocked, Nuveen are not new to me but I had not realised who owned them. Here is my most mischievous fund manager commentator calling the deal a shake up of UK DC (and maybe … Continue reading
A more realistic view of DC and CDC from LCP
A lot of C’s in the headline! Yesterday’s meeting of minds over the take up of CDC threw out an assertion made by the Government that CDC was up to 60% better than a DC pension alternative. This is a … Continue reading
A wake up and a shake up for advisers and trustees in their “end game”
Two amendments are going through the House of Lords, framed by Baroness Altmann of Tottenham. I am proud to have played a part in this work but recognise the bulk of the momentum has been created by Stagecoach’s DB Pension, … Continue reading