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Con Keating and Iain Clacher appalled by DWP’s proposed Funding Regulations
This is the first in a series of blogs covering our responses to the questions posed in the Funding Regulations consultation paper, which closes on October 17, 2022. As there are 25 questions and we wish to keep our blogs … Continue reading
The Killing of Open Schemes – Michael Bromwich
Michael Bromwich has been the CIMA Professor of Financial Accounting at the LSE since October 1985 . He is the co-author of “Management accounting in a digital and global economy” and one of Britain’s authorities on the subject. His … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, pensions, Pensions Regulator
Tagged Funding, LSE, LTO, Michael Bromwich, Open Schemes, pensions, Sharon Bowles, TPR
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AgeWage is closing its investment round (but you’ve still got a week to invest)
http://www.seedrs.com/agewage We’ll be closing our investment round with Seedrs on Friday 24th May. As I write, that gives readers a week to invest. You invest by clicking the link above, if you want to invest more than £5,000, drop henry@agewage.com … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, pensions
Tagged AgeWage, Funding, internet, pensions, Seedrs, WordPress
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With “good risk” , we can push the sky away.
This from City AM’s Josh Mines The pension deficit of the UK’s 350 largest companies tumbled by a huge £16bn over the course of May, figures out today have shown. In just one month, the FTSE 350 pension … Continue reading
Is the USS really in crisis?
Professor Dennis Leech is Emeritus Professor of Economics at Warwick University. This week has seen the University Employers threaten to withdraw sponsorship for future DB accrual, the University Union announce intended strike action and the DWP Select Committee ask fundamental questions about … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Leech, first actuarial, Funding, pensions, The Pensions Regulator, USS, UUK
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“Spanish steps” – ideas on pension funding from Jon Spain.
Jon Spain is an eccentric brilliant actuary who has worked for many years worked at the Government Actuary’s department. I am proud he has asked me to provide a précis of his response to Charles Cowling’s Sessional Paper to the Institute … Continue reading
If you don’t know who’s paying, it’s probably you.
The last few days have seen a reality check on who’s paying for the long term care of our elderly. Now I read this morning a report by the Resolution Foundation on who’s paying for the deficit reduction plans … Continue reading
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Tagged CARE, DB pensions, Funding, Pension Funding, pensions, Social care, Victimless crim
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Narrowing the range of thought…
I get back from a few days in the North East to this headline in Corporate Adviser First Actuarial versus the world: DB’s glass half full or half empty? (you can read the article on the link at the bottom) … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Charles Cowling, corporate adviser, Deficit, Fab Index, FABI, Funding, JLT, John Ralfe, Mercer, pensions, ppf
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Stocks as good as bonds – says top prof!
Top prof Mike Otsuka has had enough of his mega pension fund’s investment strategy. In this post he hits out at the USS and calls for members to join him. His article references John Woods’ neglected paper that debunks … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, actuaries, pensions
Tagged Funding, LSE, Mike Otsuka, pensions, Prof, USS
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A Christmas present for UK pension plc
The Pension Protection fund published its monthly update on Tuesday. The news slipped out quietly (as good news generally does). The aggregate deficit of the 5,794 schemes in the PPF 7800 Index is estimated to have decreased over the month to … Continue reading