Tag Archives: Hymans Robertson

DC pension won’t it used to be – but some values are for ever – thanks Hymans.

Kathryn Fleming is here talking about defined contribution pensions. But has DC with its pots and pathways got a future? The answer of course is “yes” so long as it provides value for our money and this service from consultants … Continue reading

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What the Dutch can teach us (Hymans from last year)!

On Tuesday Rogier Swierstra will be talking about the maths of the Dutch pension reforms. I’ve been reminded of this article from Paul and Phil as it would be good to have a proper debate over coffee. You  can join … Continue reading

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A pension is deferred pay not a defined pension – get it – Paul Waters does!

The meeting of minds between Hymans Paul Waters and Lisa Deas with Slaughter’s partner Chris Sharpe was a Teams affair. Slaughter’s offices are a mile from where I watched it, Hymans half that, how I wanted to be in one … Continue reading

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The commercial advantage for employers of switching to CDC

I have argued for a long time that CDC schemes will provide more to savers than an annuity or individual drawdown. WTW has told us they expect members to get 60% more and now Hymans say the same. Members prepared … Continue reading

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Hymans Robertson consistent over 13 years of auto-enrolment.

This is a blog I wrote in July 2012 as we embarked on staging auto-enrolment. Yesterday I was talking with Hymans Robertson about what can be done to help people understand if they are getting Value for Money from their … Continue reading

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De-risking your DB scheme? Hymans help’s @PensionPlaypen

I apologise to all who have been waiting to see Hymans Robertson’s presentation on how to de-risk your DB pension. I am afraid my partner is abroad with the keys to the technical cupboard so you may have to wait … Continue reading

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“Pension + house owning!” Nest Insight – meet Hymans Robertson.

Thanks Nest Insight for addressing one of the biggest questions for young people working out how to prioritise their spare cash.  Hymans Robertson excellent report has sensible suggestions on how youngsters wanting a pension to help them buy a house, … Continue reading

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DO NOT READ THS REPORT – If you think nothing is going to change.

At yesterday’s Pension PlayPen coffee morning we had the forward thinking Julius Pursaill talking about fiduciary responsibilities. There was frustration in the room, we were talking about a world which was not changing. It was before the publication of Hymans … Continue reading

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Hymans looks to tap the potential of UK pensions

Here is a consultancy with a powerful message to Government , employers and people planning for their retirement. We have needed a report such as this and now we have one. Thanks to the Hymans team for allowing me to … Continue reading

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Can Hymans and TPT make CDC simple enough for people like me?

Martin Richmond has produced an excellent account of Hymans Robertson’s exhortation for us to take Collective Defined Contributions seriously. Here is the link to Martin’s report and here is the link to the event itself. Hymans has gone to some … Continue reading

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