Scheme actuaries use a nominal gilt yield curve, which they assert directly matches the currency and inflation exposure of those…
"prefers to compare the returns with a liability proxy (a mixture of gilt maturities)" Are those Index-Linked gilts, given that…
I agree the major problem with DC is that it has been designed as a savings plan not to provide…
Oh, and I think this confusion leading to DB being viewed as a pot by members is an unintended consequence…
Tag Archives: Helen Whately
The opposition pension team’s complete now Peter Bedford’s appointed as shadow pensions minister
Helen Whately, Andrew Griffith and now Peter Bedford are in place, they are three appointments that I hope will motivate the Labour Government to work hard to resist. If these three made it to Government, it would be bad … Continue reading
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Tagged andrew griffiths, Conservative, Helen Whately, Peter Bedford, Tom McPhail
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Politicising pensions the way the conservatives have done is a disgrace
This tells me a lot about the pensions of politics. Add to the supporters of the Conservative shadow DWP SOS , I have read articles in The Times, The Sun and social media from Pensions UK praising he work, this … Continue reading
If trustees are so great – why did we need the Mansion House Accord?
The problems facing the this Labour Government is its lack of conviction. The FT writes this morning Starmer regime has come to feel bizarrely similar to that of Boris Johnson: for different reasons, there is a vacuum where the … Continue reading
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Tagged Helen Whately, Labour Government, Pension Schemes Bill, Torsten Bell
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“Mandation speech” draws two men and a dog; the Pension Schemes Bill proceeds.
To a not very crowded chamber, the shadow secretary of state for Work and Pensiosn did her party piece again “It’s hard to find anyone who supports mandation” I told Helen Whately when she spoke at Pensions UK that … Continue reading
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Tagged Helen Whately, house of commons, Mandation, Pension Schemes Bill, Torsten Bell
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Thanks for your reply. I hope it does successfully "embed both the real rate and expected inflation in one number".…