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Tag Archives: Financial services
Michelle Ostermann – the PPF’s new CEO
Here is how the PPF’s new CEO , Michelle Ostermann introduces herself on Linked in. I have over 30 years of pension investment and senior leadership experience. I am currently the CEO of the Pension Protection Fund and Chair of … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Financial services, Government, Michelle Ostermann, Pensions, ppf, Retirement
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The high price we are paying for pension fraud
This blog is about a discussion in parliament about cleaning up a legacy of pension scams and a discussion in the popular press about how legislation designed to stop those scams is leading to popular discontent. This morning, we continue … Continue reading
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Tagged FCA, Financial services, pension, pension playpen, Pensions, Retirement, TPR, workplace Pensions
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Pot for Life – when an employer bit off more than it could chew
I enjoy First Actuarial bulletins. This one’s so pithy it speaks for itself. We are light years away from pot for life and – as this case study shows, it’s not just payroll who’ll have problems! First Bulletin – … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, Financial services, first actuarial, pension, Pensions, Retirement
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Putting our money where the Chancellor’s mouth is.
After a week of hearing how hard it will be to invest in growth capital. I am relieved to hear that the British Business Bank is planning to help pension funds invest in venture capital using its considerable intellectual … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, CDC, DWP, Financial services, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pensions
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Curiouser and curiouser – small pots the real agenda (Will Watling)
This blog, written by Will Watling on 25 July 2023, sums up the frustration of those who have committed time to developed the infrastructure to let pots follow members., The blog can also be found on Altus’ Website and on social media Those … Continue reading
The trouble with trustees ( DWP and HMT get “constructively tough”)
The wildest of all the consultations and calls for evidence issued today (July 11) is undoubtedly the call for evidence on trustee skills, capability and culture. The following blog is written in a spirit of “constructive toughness” (see below). The … Continue reading
A day when the flat-earthers got a shock – a DC summit that lived up to its name.
As expected, the DG publishing’s DC Strategic Summit held in Liverpool Street , offered us a day well spent. Many thanks to the organizers, the sponsors and the speakers. As I have said in my feedback , it is hard … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, corporate governance, DG publishing, DWP, Financial services, Government, Insurance, Pensions, Retirement, workplace Pensions
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Do we ever save enough to stop work?
I am not at all sure that most people ever feel secure enough to pack work in. So I found Ali Hussain’s article in the Times , depicting fifty somethings rushing to the door at the prospect of higher … Continue reading
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Tagged DWP, Employment, FCA, Financial services, Government, NEST, pension
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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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Equity Release is in its prime – funding retirement many ways.
How pensions are paid from our housing wealth If you get a pension paid by Legal & General, you are probably being paid in monthly charges against other people’s houses. The £400,000, your neighbour borrowed against their £2m property is, … Continue reading
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Tagged Business and Economy, corporate risk, Employment, Equity release, Financial services, pension, Pension new, Pensions, prime, workplace Pensions
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