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NEETs do not need worries about “pension-wealth”

So it’s now 6 months since the ONS broke the bad news for youngsters and it looks like the pensions industry or at least its marketing department, is waking up to an opportunity. Under 24 and under pensioned? Under 24 … Continue reading

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When earnings don’t keep up with inflation (like now) we’re getting poorer.

According to the FT , we are about to enter our fourth period when  earnings don’t keep up with inflation since 2008.   For many people with school economics, we grew up with average earnings being against of real price … Continue reading

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Forget future austerity where prices rise faster than earnings – even in pensions!

According to the FT , we are about to enter our fourth period when  earnings don’t keep up with inflation since 2008. For many people with school economics, we grew up with average earnings being against of real price indexation … Continue reading

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CDC vs Individual DC: Why there is no time to waste in embracing CDC

A quantitative assessment of the case for Collective Defined Contribution pensions Christos A. Christou  |  PMI Professional Trustee  |  April 2026 Executive Summary This paper examines CDC and compares it to DC. It argues that CDC may be materially better … Continue reading

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Can the private sector afford to pay inflation linked pensions?

Of course we do pay inflation linked pensions though corporate and personal taxes, we pay for the public servants to get full CPI linkage so their wage in retirement will go up with inflation without a cap, some still get … Continue reading

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Will insurer’s share prices recover- now gilt yields make buy-out easier?

I’m not sure I agree with Gordon Aitken here. Insurers may be more competitive with bulk annuity purchases but will DB pension schemes want to sell up, now they find themselves even more in surplus? Business Conditions are not always … Continue reading

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The American way of turning pots to pensions – from the firm rumoured to be buying L&G

It doesn’t give me much comfort to read this “partnership content” – eg an advert, in the FT from Prudential Finance. I include the article below as an example of the American way of turning pots to guaranteed income. It … Continue reading

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What’s happening to bonds is a kick in the face for those in DC pension schemes

The vast majority of people over 50 in DC are heavily invested in Government and Corporate Bonds to protect us against the volatility of growth stocks (equities and other real assets) and offer us stability in later life. If you … Continue reading

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Can British pension funds invest in Britain as their Australian counterparts do?

If it won’t come from up here, it’s going to be from somewhere and the new “super unit” will start by getting it from down under. This new unit “will pave the way for vital investment into key UK projects”, … Continue reading

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TPR’s CEO estimates a decade for workplace saving to move back to pensions

  This is the Pension Regulator’s speech. It has a summary of  what the  CEO intended to be understood.  This summary has come from artificial intelligence. I doubt that any human was involved for it is nothing but cliches and … Continue reading

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