Tag Archives: DCIF

Do you want to pay school fees for your pension?

Posted on November 4, 2021 by henry tapper

  In this article, I challenge the pension industry to consider its promise to those saving for retirement – implicit in the phrase of “a pension plan“. My challenge is “where is the planned pension?” In an interesting article on … Continue reading →

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DCIF; we won’t pay higher fees without sight of better value

Posted on November 26, 2020 by henry tapper

On  Ricki Sushak’s “day of reckoning” , the DCIF unveiled a 75 page report from Richard Parkin on progress made by DC master trusts in adopting best investment practice. The agenda of the report is clearly focused on DC as … Continue reading →

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“Evolution not revolution” as important for what it omits as what it says.

Posted on November 16, 2019 by henry tapper

My view when I started this morning’s blog #Poole #Dorset #NovemberToMember pic.twitter.com/wpLW4EIcjy — Pension Plowman (@henryhtapper) November 16, 2019  I finished reading “Evolution not revolution – five years of freedom” sensing something had been missing. That something has just come … Continue reading →

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“Five years of freedom” – is evolution enough?

Posted on November 15, 2019 by henry tapper

The Defined Contribution Investment Forum have commissioned an excellent body of research from Richard Parkin and Ignition House. The result is a packed report running to over 60 pages that provides a new insight on the problems individuals are facing … Continue reading →

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Pensions and the Blue Planet

Posted on April 27, 2018 by henry tapper

In an astonishing report “Navigating ESG – a practical guide”, the teams of the Defined Contribution Investment Forum have delivered a major contribution to our understanding of what “responsible investing” is, who wants to do it and how we can talk … Continue reading →

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Do they mean us? How others countries see UK pensions!

Posted on February 20, 2016 by henry tapper

The late  great Derek Jameson indulged us for a decade with facile but fascinating insights into how Johnny Foreigner viewed the Brits and ( when national self-esteem was low), we loved it! No matter how bad things were for us, … Continue reading →

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