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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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Tagged Business, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Government, Retirement
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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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Tagged Business, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Pensions, politics, Retirement
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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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Tagged annuity, Business, Defined benefit pension plan, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pensions
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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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Tagged auto enrolment, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, Pension Credit, Pensions, Ponzi, state pension
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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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Tagged Business, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Government, pension, Pensions
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If your pension’s been bought out – do you know what you’re missing?
James Mullins of Hymans Robertson recently told Pension Age “The rapid growth in demand for pension schemes to insure their risks, along with improved pension scheme funding levels, attractive insurer pricing and new alternative risk transfer options, means that … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, Financial services
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How do master trusts add value for members at retirement?
I shouldn’t be surprised to report on a consultancy looking at how member outcomes could be improved by picking the right workplace pension. But I am. This morning at 11 am, Hymans Robertson are kicking off another round of webinars … Continue reading
Get retirement ready with the PPF and you’re over 40
Yesterday, I published the PPF’s how to get retirement ready in your 20s, 30s and early 40s. Today they compile a list of seven things you should think about as you approach the end of your career. Even if you … Continue reading
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Tagged dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, mature, pension, Pensions, ppf, retirement ready
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Want to know more about pension scheme consolidation?
If you are interested in the dynamics of the retirement savings market , you may want to spend some or all of next Thursday afternoon (17th June) at a pension master class I am helping to organise. For those who … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, CDC, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Pensions, Retirement, SG conferences
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‘We’ve been here before’: IFAs round on gov’t DC illiquid assets plan
It’s not my headline (or my photo), I’ve nicked them from Citywire’s NMA and if you click the link you can read the views of a number of IFAs on the idea of having your pension pot invested in illiquid … Continue reading
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Tagged Confidence, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Financial services, Government, pension, Pensions, Playpen
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