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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
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
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
We need answers to questions about CDC pensions
On the 10th December, when I was flat out in the neurological ward of Kings College Hospital, a report on the opportunity from CDC was delivered by Hymans Robertson. I have this week received an invite to meet with Paul … Continue reading
What do we mean by “risk transfer” – we’ll find out this morning!
This morning , Pension PlayPen will have a proper debate about what we mean by “risk transfer”. Well done Iain and Claire for stepping forward to discuss “Risk Transfer” in the Pension PlayPen. We have a healthy disrespect for the … Continue reading
“Remember the member” – Hymans find what we want from pensions are pensions
Key findings Our research shows that a significant 75% of DC savers aged 55 or over would find it helpful for their DC savings to automatically start paying them an income when they reach the point of retirement. Over 83% of these individuals would like … Continue reading
Hymans demand DC pensions for “us great unwashed”
Hymans Robertson issued a press release yesterday that I thoroughly endorse. Hymans’ analysis concludes that DC pension members could increase retirement incomes by as much as 20%1 if new risk sharing options were made available at the point of … Continue reading
Off to buy-out? – Don’t forget to turn off DC!
Many people who are have worked with an employer with a DB plan will have or had a DC pot managed by the trustees. This blog looks at what will happen to member’s DC savings as DB plans move into … Continue reading
Nicola Sturgeon , Scotland and pensions
I watched Nicola Sturgeon announce she would be resigning as First Minister in Hymans Robertson’s offices in London. It seemed fitting that a Scottish organisation doing very well in the UK provided the news feed. It was hard … Continue reading
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The give and take of workplace pensions (it can’t all be “done for us!”)
“Done for you” has become an over-worked phrase in a very short time. I started using it to refer to the CDC decumulation solution discussed by Simon Eagle and others where CDC becomes another investment pathway – with the pension … Continue reading
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