Tag Archives: IGC

Life’s a beach for the BlackRock IGC

Posted on April 12, 2018 by henry tapper

It’s a sure fine of things to come when an IGC report is promoted by a stock photo. This couple appear on most of the IGC reports I have read, I suspect they were scammed out of their pension and … Continue reading →

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Royal London’s IGC comes of age

Posted on April 11, 2018 by henry tapper

  I’ve been tough on the first two reports from Phil Green, Chair of Royal London IGC. I guess I am a convert third time around, as this report reads well, is stacked with useful information on Royal London’s value for … Continue reading →

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Prudential’s IGC get it right – a model Chair report.

Posted on April 9, 2018 by henry tapper

To understand why the Prudential’s IGC reports are so good, you need to go to first principals and read the opening paragraphs of their value for money definition (oddly sitting on p40 of the report) The IGC’s approach to VfM … Continue reading →

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Aegon almost perfect – says Aegon IGC

Posted on April 8, 2018 by henry tapper

Aegon’s IGC has produced a Chair’s Statement which reads like a corporate brochure for the Dutch life insurance company. The most used word in Ian Pittaway’s IGC report is “challenge”, but no challenge emerges. Aegon turn out to be get … Continue reading →

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Fidelity – show your IGC some love!

Posted on April 8, 2018 by henry tapper

You can find the Fidelity 2018 IGC report here. Don’t try searching for it on any Fidelity website (unless you want to spend 20 minutes like I did this morning). At the end of the report, Kim Nash has a … Continue reading →

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“Phoenix and the Island of misfit pensions” – how one IGC is making a difference.

Posted on April 8, 2018 by henry tapper

Phoenix – the island of misfit pensions. It’s not much fun if your pension finds its way to Phoenix Life. It’s the pension equivalent of the Island of Misfit Mascots – the place where Peetie the Sexual Harassment Panda gets … Continue reading →

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The Standard Life IGC – could things possibly have gone worse?

Posted on April 7, 2018 by henry tapper

 It has not been a good year for Standard Life or its IGC. This hasn’t stopped the IGC from producing a report that weighs in at an incredible 91 pages, only the first 15 of which are directed at the … Continue reading →

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Scottish Widows IGC – you can’t talk your way past Babloo

Posted on April 7, 2018 by henry tapper

Scottish Widows have published their IGC report and it makes interesting reading. Babloo Ramamurthy, it’s chair, is a great believer in communication. You can tell by the number of instructions he gives to his provider to sort out its communications. In … Continue reading →

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Aviva’s IGC – a “finger of fudge” – just enough (to give members a treat).

Posted on April 7, 2018 by henry tapper

Just enough! Continue reading →

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L&G ‘s IGC ratings fall with a sorry 2017 Chair’s report.

Posted on April 6, 2018 by henry tapper

Legal and General has published its third IGC report, which you can read here.. Overall rating VFM – Red Engagement – Amber Effectiveness – Amber   Value for Money It doesn’t get off to a very good start, giving us … Continue reading →

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