Tag Archives: end-game

Have funds placed in Standard’s Life PRT war-chest missed the boat?

Posted on August 22, 2026 by henry tapper

To great acclaim ( suspect from home support), Standard Life launched last week its funding for future buy-out business. It is hard though not to agree with estimates of their capacity to compete over the past 18 month, Standard Life … Continue reading →

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Apollo is on the ropes; its “PIC” pays a lot of our pensions, should we be worried?

Posted on March 25, 2026 by henry tapper

I am off for a day discussing the “end game” at the City.  I am given a promise about  “Shaping the Path to Stronger Outcomes”, where we’ll explore the decisions shaping how schemes are executing the endgame. I’ll take part … Continue reading →

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The pension endgame as an interminable goal-less draw

Posted on October 23, 2024 by henry tapper

By coincidence, I spent this morning listening to LCP talking about the pension trustee and this lunchtime reading about how sponsors should ignore him/her at their peril. From experience,  I find the conversation between trustees and employers a little awkward. … Continue reading →

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