Tag Archives: Dutch

“No need for CDC to ape the Dutch” – quips Con Keating.

Posted on February 10, 2018 by henry tapper

This is a review of: The Legal Differences between CIDC and CDC by Prof. dr. Hans van Meerten and Elmar Schmidt, February 2018. It takes the form of a line by line commentary (in red) on the verbatim text of … Continue reading →

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Doing something useful with our money

Posted on December 28, 2016 by henry tapper

Pension Funds like bonds, they provide a regular income stream and some bonds pay income for twenty years or more, a bit like lending money as a mortgage. Which begs the question “why don’t pension funds lend money as mortgages?”. … Continue reading →

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Jeroen Wilbrink has solved the Pension Crisis – but is anyone listening?

Posted on December 3, 2015 by henry tapper

There’s no doubting Jeroen’s brilliance – here he goes off on one; two questions – is anyone listening ….and is he bonkers?     Yes, I have resolved the pension crisis. And thank you LinkedIn, for providing me with the … Continue reading →

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Don’t you -forget about DB – guest blog from the TUC

Posted on July 27, 2015 by henry tapper

This blog is written by Tim Sharp of the  TUC, thanks to Hilary Salt for pointing it out and for Tim and the TUC for allowing us to republish it! It is easy to overlook defined benefit (DB) pension schemes … Continue reading →

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The Pension Industry cannot serve two masters

Posted on October 13, 2014 by henry tapper

Pensions are at a crossroads. For 30 years they have been travelling in the direction of the financial services and we could continue that direction of travel. We could turn left and go Dutch or turn right and adopt the American … Continue reading →

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Heavyweight support for CDC – the Dutchmen strike back!

Posted on May 6, 2013 by henry tapper

I sit and watch; – like 1.2m other employers, I just want to see the money I pay into a workplace pension generate the best outcomes it can. Continue reading →

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Debunking the RSA myth that Dutch CDC provide better outcomes

Posted on May 5, 2013 by henry tapper

I’ve received this open letter from John Lawson (he of Aviva) which I print in full. Dear Henry, I have mentioned before the folly of relying on the RSA for any rigorous analysis. The RSA is a political construct, not a … Continue reading →

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Those Dutch Pensions – a Civil Servant writes

Posted on May 4, 2013 by henry tapper

I get some feedback on my blogs from people I know who don’t want to or aren’t allowed to go public. Here’s an example from a formidable figure and a personal friend (who I know/hope has the skin or a rhino … Continue reading →

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Those Dutch pension cuts in full!

Posted on May 1, 2013 by henry tapper

Final figures from the Dutch central bank DNB show a total of 66 Dutch pension funds have been forced to curtail pensions due to funding shortfalls. Continue reading →

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