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Does CDC work like a DB or a DC pension plan? I don’t care!
Under current proposed timelines, multi-employer CDC schemes are expected to secure regulatory approval in 2026, with a view to accepting contributions from 2027. So we ought to be starting to think about what being in a CDC plan will feel like … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, DB, dc, Fund, Funds, Pensions
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Would you act the car finance salesman – and advise at SJP?
Choose a discretionary charging structure that harmed the client’s finances to pay my adviser more money – no thank you! I’ll wait till the end of the month to transact, I’m sure I would, but I’m not sure I’d invest … Continue reading
We need IPOs and cash buyers not just continuation funds for private assets!
The FT is good in explaining this point – one that appeals to my common sense. If you are selling companies to a fund you control, it is you not others who decides what the company is worth. How long … Continue reading
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Tagged Continuation fund, Fund, fund of funds, IPO, Private Equity
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Why the new CDC consultation is a non-starter
The problem for the CDC consultation is clear before we open its foreword. We hear who the consultation is designed for pension scheme trustees and managers, particularly those from DC Master Trust schemes pension scheme service providers, other industry bodies and … Continue reading
Where will Nest’s £1.5bn private investment go?
Nest wants to invest £1,500,000,000 into private markets, meaning just under 10% of our money will not be invested in public stock exchanges or debt markets but in companies that raise money other ways. Actually £1.5bn is not a lot … Continue reading
The FCA move on insurance company funds.
The FCA have produced some important findings on Unit Linked Fund Governance as a follow up to their Asset Management Market Study (PS18/8) – AKA – AMMS This paper is important as it goes to the heart of the … Continue reading
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Tagged FCA, Fund, Fund Manager, IGC, pensions, trustee
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Investment for beginners?
Perhaps because I’m paying him to, my 20 year old is paying some attention to where his pension is being invested. I say “is”, but our first contribution to his workplace pension is awaiting his opt-in. Meanwhile he’s asking – … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, actuaries, advice gap, NEST, pensions
Tagged Fund, Mark Fawcett, NEST, pensions
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Advisers turn the key to the FCA’s fund governance condundrum.
One of the recent themes of this blog is “What rights we have over “our money”. John Kay’s book – “other people’s money” argues that the money held on account by asset managers should always be considered as held in trust … Continue reading
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Tagged adviser, Asset management, FCA, Fund, fund governance, Ownership, platform
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Why can’t we know what we pay for “fund management”?
We have the right to know what we are paying for funds. The cost of a fund can best be defined as the difference between what you would have received from a theoretical return on the assets in the fund … Continue reading
Posted in FSA, governance, life insurance, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement, steve webb
Tagged Business, charges, costs, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, FCA, Fund, Funds, IMA, Management, manager, pension playpen, pensions, portfolio, Retirement
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