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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
“Breaking ranks” with a pernicious orthodoxy.
In a significant interview with the FT, Michael Higgins, former chair of the Pension Regulator and chair of a £12bn pension trust argues that valuing pension liabilities using the gilt yield is leading to a …. “significant misallocation of resources — … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, Bankers, pensions
Tagged Consultants, contrarian, Deficit, FABI, Funding, Infrastructure, John O'Higgins, pensions, TPR
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“It’s not what you’re saying, it’s what we’re hearing”. DB needs clearer messaging.
I hate falling out with old friends so I wasn’t happy when Raj Mody phoned me and told me that I’d pissed him off. Well he put it more mildly than that but when an actuary says he’s disappointed, you … Continue reading
How mean is my valley? Why have we given up on pension prosperity?
Britain is one of the great economic powerhouses of the world. We are a strong nation that should be most confident in ourselves and our capacity to manage our own future. In the past few days we have seen … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Blog, DB, defined benefit, FABI, first actuarial, Funding, Green paper, pensions, PLSA
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Balancing the long and short term consequences of pensions.
Lesley Titcomb is the Pensions Regulator; in this blog – first published here – she explains the balance she has to maintain between the various interest groups that want to have a say. If you read my blog yesterday, you’ll … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Blog, Funding, Google, Lesley Titcomb, pensions, Pensions Regulator, Technology, WordPress
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People seeking safety at any price?
I was annoyed to listen to one of the Bank of England’s Chief Economists Andy Haldane tell the BBC’s Robert Peston that people were seeking safety at any price. Passing the buck on to the “cautious consumer” may play … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, Bankers, Mark Carney, pensions, Politics, Retirement, reward
Tagged Andy Haldane, auto enrolment, Bank of England, Business, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, equities, Funding, Infrastructure, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, pensions, Retirement, Robert Peston, Scheme Funding, Steve Webb
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