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A big question of Commonwealth emerges in our pension investment
The FT examines the empathy between Canada and British investment of pension schemes. In an article this morning with London’s Mary McDougall and Ilya Gridneff in Toronto Like the UK, Canada has been examining how to channel more pension assets to … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Business, Canada, Commonwealth, DWP, Financial services, ft, pension playpen, Pensions, Retirement, USA
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Empathy not sympathy with wanting “cash now pension later”!
My normal readership on Linked in is 40,000. Tom McPhail added nearly 5,000 to the number. It’s great that Tom can write in a way that gets people reading but I suspect that when that subtle grin appears upon that … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP
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Pensions at a policy crossroads?
Headlines like this are a bit shouty and the event I went to yesterday afternoon was not shouty at all. In fact it was very good. A privilege and a thankyou I am not a client of “Hogan Lovells” and … Continue reading
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Tagged #pensions, annuity, auto enrolment, corporate governance, DWP, Financial services, Government, HL, Hogan Lovells, pension, Pensions, Retirement
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Torsten swerves taxation chicanes and is flat out on the straights
I have been enjoying listening to commentators trying to make head or tails of the Pension Minister’s position on taxation , all hoping that there’s something coming there way. The wealth managers , who make up the readership of Citywire … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell, Borvill, Citywire, dc pensions, DWP, Flat out, Formula one, Pensions, workplace Pensions
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Good work – Pensions UK- if small pots can be sorted by the decade’s end.
Pensions UK, you are doing the work that is needed, bringing together experts to get this done to a timetable. I have written the blog so you can stop with Zoe Alexander’s news item, or follow with Matthew Williams or … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, DWP, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pension UK, Retirement, small pots, workplace Pensions
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Pensions Minister legislates; Pensions Secretary changes
Well the name of the Pension Minister , Torsten Bell has not been mentioned in the reshuffle which is just as well. His boss has however changed and so has a lot of the Labour Cabinet , you can … Continue reading
Compliance is not VFM – nor annuities; savers need more from pensions!
It is interesting to see how Australia pressing ahead with what we call Value for money or VFM. I can see as far as Bac’s contribution page but no further but it’s far enough for the purposes of this blog. … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Business, corporate governance, dc pensions, DWP, Employment, Government, IGC, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pensions
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Pension Playmates discuss what to say to the Pension Commission
This video may be useful to those who are wishing to sign the Pension PlayPen’s Open Letter to the Pension Commission II. A quick ring round the playmates I’m in contact with suggests that few will sign up till they … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, DWP, Government, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Submission, Pensions, Retirement
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Holidays for the have it and want its. A pension special!
The reality of August is played out on beaches not boardrooms. People are at work doing the tough thing which is to keeping the show on the road while the deal-makers are sunning it in villas abroad or perhaps hosting … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, CDC, DB pension, DWP, Financial services, pension, Pensions, Retirement, Tontine, UK
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Dan Neidle or Prem Sikka’s plans for the DWP budget?
There are two ways of looking at the national insurance fund. Prem’s tweet has a lot of fun photos but not much sensible comment. I am pleased this rebuff is coming from Dan Neidle. This is the kind of issue … Continue reading