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DC really must grow up

So far, the perception is that DC schemes with £25bn in them will behave like they did when thy had £25m in them, what differs is  that they are now a source of revenue for organisations including consultancies, insurers and … Continue reading

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Fat and old? That’s why I want semaglutides (and a pension) chaps!

  I suspect that the article by Patrick Jenkins in today’s FT was prompted by our friend (LCP’s) Stuart McDonald. Patrick has “discovered” that American sixty year olds are taking to miracle cures  like weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy … Continue reading

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A wonky perspective on a glorious PLSA event!

John Hamilton (with the camera) and me (a little worried) spent Tuesday through Thursday this week either at his flat, the Conference or eating out.  This is the wonky perspective of a blogger who is very grateful for sponsoring me … Continue reading

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Nest’s a trust based pension – not a building society (says Todd)

    Why am I wasting my time watching VFM stuff when I could be watching Nest’s Paul Todd about turning Nest into a pension. I don’t know this guy but I know people who do and so I’m going … Continue reading

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Hymans Robertson debating pension funding this Morning.

First the advert.. Tuesday (today) 10.30 am event ; free ticket at the bottom of the blog. Having made a mistake and locked myself out of the excellent session led by Pensions for Purpose, I’m not going to do it … Continue reading

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Right analysis+razor sharp solutions…needed by TPR

  The last 7 days have had me listening for 3 hours to a former executive and the current Chair of TPR and I find myself deflated. Here is a former TPR worker on my comments about David Fairs last … Continue reading

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David Fairs sees a brave new world of DC mega-funds.

  David Fairs is on this week’s VFM podcast and like Sarah Smart he arrived with an agenda that related to pensions, this meant talking about the pension funding question that he’d wrestled with while at the Pensions Regulator and … Continue reading

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Pension Oldie’s punky monkey party

Pension Oldie has been commenting on my blog . If I had an oldie’s party, he’d be my punky monkey. It is my strong belief that a very easy win for UK Economic growth would be a radical re-appraisal of … Continue reading

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Hymans Robertson debating pension funding this Tuesday.

First the advert.. Tuesday 10.30 am event ; free ticket at the bottom of the blog. Having made a mistake and locked myself out of the excellent session led by Pensions for Purpose, I’m not going to do it twice! … Continue reading

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What does Government being a pension disrupter mean for pensions ..?

  “while we are working away, the world is speeding up” –  Starmer at his cabinet meeting on growth. I like Starmer’s statement. Reading the BOE’s report feels like business as usual. The BoE’s latest forecast is that GDP will … Continue reading

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