Tag Archives: House of Lords
LTAFs? “Do not be short oh investment trusts” says a shrewdy (or two)!
Here’s the voice of a senior peer from the House of Lords. Here’s the voice of our stock market Here’s one voice from the counties Here’s the voice of the Research and Content Director at The Association of … Continue reading
Stagecoach/Aberdeen ; how the parties assess the full range of options
A most important discussion on Wednesday 4th Feb – a day before a relevant parliamentary debate. The positive impact of the deal done by the DB Stagecoach Pension Trustees and Aberdeen is rippling outwards as the legals are completed and … Continue reading
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Tagged House of Lords, Ian Pearce, John Hamilton, Nick Chadha, Ros Altmann, TAS 300, TAS 300 V2, William McGrath
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Investment companies should give be giving us better DC pensions
The Lords has been looking at the lot of DC pension investors, investors who could be invested in CDC before too long. We start with the most important amendment that is needed. Investment companies (trusts) should be on the shopping … Continue reading
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Tagged Altmann, bowles, default, House of Lords, MPS, Pension Schemes bills, Pensions
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The Lords and the Pension Schemes Bill – the game is on for pension surplus!
This comment was fed into my mail yesterday evening by someone who’d watched the debate in the House of Lords about the choices facing trustees and employers with defined benefit pension plans they are responsible for. Re the Lords and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryn Davies, henry tapper, House of Lords, Jiohn Hamilton, LDI, Ros Altmann, Surplus, William McGrath
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Why it’s easier for bankers to do private credit – but is it better for the rest of us?
Doubt has been shed on the objectivity of the discussions in the House of Lords. They’ve been carried on by former partners of City Solicitors. My correspondents Tim Simpson and Byron McKeeby have been going at each other over selective discussing … Continue reading
Snooping on the vulnerable – 22.4m people targeted by DWP
In photo Prem Sikka and Bryn Davies, two Lords who are actually doing their jobs scrutinising the Data Protection Bill. I hope that more people watch this video that were watching in the Upper House, because what is under discussion … Continue reading
“Financial Services is Britain’s oil – it corrupts from within” – Bryn Davies
Forget everything they warned you about a “Corbynista” and watch this video instead Bryn Davies is a reasonable man with firm views about what pensions should do and the audience that he got from Pension PlayPen made up in quality … Continue reading
Clacher and Keating blog “Bowles to the Regulator”.
We have received and responded to over one hundred questions, comments and criticisms arising from them. Not one has come from the Pensions Regulator. We have no evidence that the Regulator is listening to us or anyone else. Constructive engagement requires constructive listening, not selective hearing. Continue reading
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Tagged Clacher, DWP, House of Lords, Keating, Pension Funding, pensions, Pensions Regulator, Sharon Bowles
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Prem Sikka’s peerage – its value to accounting , governance and pensions
Prem Sikka, too, is an appointment to be welcomed as strengthening the Lords pensions team. Read his monograph from 2006, “Pensions crisis a failure of public policymaking”, https://t.co/xBHu7dgVKJ. Chapter 2: THE PENSIONS CRISIS: FACT AND FICTION explains the valuation and… … Continue reading
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Tagged Accounting, Bryn Davies, Dennis Leech, ESG, House of Lords, pensions, prem sikka, Ros Altmann, Sharon Bowles
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