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Pension Oldie says pensions help small companies and their staff

Pensions Oldie is considering how DB schemes, especially those sponsored by small companies in the private sector, could be of help going forward. The remarks in italics are the comment on yesterday’s blog I think the main focus of the … Continue reading

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Regulator Complaints Commissioner’s statement on BSPS due today

  I am heartened to read on the website of the Financial Regulators Complaints Commissioner the following statement (thanks Rich Caddy, thanks Al Rush). British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) update – 11 October 2024 By way of an update in … Continue reading

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Comparing the asset allocation of global pension systems

William Wright and James Thornhill   – September 2024 Analysis of investment in domestic equities and of home bias by pension funds in the UK and around the world This report highlights that UK pension funds have a significantly lower absolute … Continue reading

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Bonkers headline of the year!

I read Corporate Adviser and have a great deal of time for its staff. I have a great deal of time for Standard Life. But if Standard Life and Corporate Adviser are to convince me that “people’s ideal retirement savings” … Continue reading

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Are bridging pensions the answer to the receding state pension age?

  Today we go again , this time with regular host Steve Goddard back from abroad and myself hopefully a little less conflicted. Paul will be speaking at this session on “The increasing state pension age – Are bridging pension … Continue reading

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McPhail on Labour’s pension dilemma (and details for next Tuesday).

For those not able to see Tom McPhail’s excellent presentation on Labour’s pension dilemmas, here it is. Sadly I had to drop out half-way through and I’m glad to see that Tom not only presented but self-chaired with his usual … Continue reading

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Whatever became of inter-generational solidarity?

Intergenerational solidarity is best understood within the context of shared expectations and obligations regarding the ageing of individuals and the succession of generations. This contract across generations and age groups represents the norms operating at the micro- and macro-levels of social … Continue reading

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Are bonds “productive finance”?

A little group of us are having a  vigorous debate about the definition of productive finance and what falls within its scope. I have taken as my starting point, the definition  from Barry Kenneth – CIO  at  the PPF   … Continue reading

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Vested interests and the state pension

It’s depressing to wake up this morning , the weekend after the end of Pension Awareness Week, to find awareness of  the value of the state pension is well – weak! In this blog I put forward three views of … Continue reading

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“Are unregulated consultants to blame for the LDI crisis?”

Good morning and welcome from sunny Paphos, set in the eastern mediterranean, a hop and a skip from Lebanon, Israel and Palestine. If you begrudge me a week of leisure then I’ll tell you I’ve paid for it through the … Continue reading

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