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Tag Archives: IGC
The day the IGCs had their picnic
Apparently yesterday was the day the IGCs had their picnic or whatever they do when they congregate at some legal temple in the City. The IGC’s – let’s be reminded – were set up by Government to keep the insurers … Continue reading
Posted in governance, pension playpen, pensions, risk
Tagged Evershed, ft, governance, IGC, jo cumbo, OFT, pensions, Richard Butcher, Robust, Steve Webb, workplace Pensions
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How challenging? We are IGC
I love it when you get “Pension News” from a lawyer. The latest gem comes from Pinsent Masons, who reveal that the FCA expects Independent Governance Committees to challenge insurance companies. This is what I call a “not news” story … Continue reading
Posted in governance, pensions
Tagged Business, Business and Economy, Charlie, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Financial services, governance, I am Charlie, IGC, Insurance, National Employment Savings Trust, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb
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Will we be ready in time? – great blog by Ralph Frank
The wide range of changes to the UK (defined contribution) pensions environment announced in 2014 start to kick-in during the course of 2015. Much work lies ahead in finalising the detail of these amendments and subsequent implementation. There is a … Continue reading
The Pension Industry cannot serve two masters
Pensions are at a crossroads. For 30 years they have been travelling in the direction of the financial services and we could continue that direction of travel. We could turn left and go Dutch or turn right and adopt the American … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, dc pensions, NEST, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Auden, CDC, Denmark, Dutch, Founder, governance, IGC, pensions, regulation, Regulator, trustee, US, Watershed
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TLAs, the FCA, IGCs & TCF. WTF?
This blog is by Ralph Frank The financial services industry excels at producing Three Letter Acronyms (“TLAs”). One TLA that is likely to become an established part of pension lexicon is ‘IGC’. Independent Governance Committees (“IGCs”) are governance … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, pensions
Tagged ageing, annuity, auto enrolment, corporate risk, de-risking, FCA, IGC, TCF Acronyms, TLA, WTF
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Tiny steps towards better DC outcomes- #CASummit14
Having spent 36 hours in the company of Life Co “strategists” and their counterparts in the IFA and EBC communities, I can now try and make sense of where “heads are at”. The mood has changed. Two years ago, the … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, annuity, auto-enrolment, dc pensions, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Actuarial science, Business, CDC, corporate governance, dc pensions, Employment, FCA, governance, IGC, Insurance, Insurer, National Employment Savings Trust, Pension new, pension playpen, Provider, Retirement, Tiny steps, workplace pension
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What’s that coming over the hill…? NAPF CDC DEBATE #Fail
The NAPF CDC Debate The debate on how we organise our retirement incomes from our pension savings was not progressed at the NAPF’s CDC focussed pension connections meeting last night. A half filled room witnessing a debate between two “Pale … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries
Tagged Actuarial science, annuity, Business, CDC, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, fail, Financial services, Guidance, Hamish Wilson, IGC, John Ralfe, MAS, NAPF, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb, TPAS, trustee
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More thoughts on the future of the Pensions Regulator.
Yesterday , Professional Pensions advertised my blog “two into one can go” under the more contentious headline “why tPR has had its day“. I’ve given Jack Jones editorial licence and the headline’s fine with me. It was a bad … Continue reading
Posted in FCA, pensions, Pensions Regulator
Tagged Brighton, Business, dc pensions, DWP, Employment, FCA, Financial services, IGC, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions Regualtor, Retirement, Steve Webb, TPR
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Does anybody care what you think?
I bet you’ve sat in an exam hall , or been asked to complete a questionnaire or stared at the comments box below an article you’ve read and gone “nah-better not”. The rubric is that “your views matter”, but … Continue reading
Such an important topic! Students need skills that prepare them for real-world challenges.