Tag Archives: Innovation
A new TPR? It needs a refresh and these projects to get going!
There are a number of initiatives going on at The Pensions Regulator. Yesterday I contributed to one of them – the “Vision” that is being lead by Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames You can read the project that the “Vision” is on this … Continue reading
Trustees change sponsor from Stagecoach to Aberdeen rewarding 22,000 members
It has not been done before but it may not be the last such deal. Stagecoach trustees have exchanged the sponsorship of their pension scheme to Aberdeen and in the deal members get the prospect of much better payments than … Continue reading
A good old rant over the piss up in The Brewery.
The delights of a good old fashioned rant are that they hold truths that cannot be spoken by the young. Thanks to this anonymous correspondent complaining that people could not see the irony of a recent blog featuring self-congratulatory award … Continue reading
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TPR and FCA, VAR for pension goalscoring!
I’m off to hear Nausicaa Delfas at the Professional Pensions Live event in the City. She’s kicking off early (9 am) but I’ll be in the front row and hope she’ll be explaining more about this venture on the … Continue reading
Rehearsing complexity is madness; pension innovation is simple.
The master trusts and large occupational DC schemes that manage our retirement savings have been told to get on with becoming “full pension schemes” , echoing the Australian regulator in demanding these behemoths meet the needs of savers every step … Continue reading
IGG’s blueprint for DB pensions deserves to be well-read
When in 2010 Stephen Ross and Andrew Bradshaw peeled away from HR Trustees and formed Ross Trustees , few gave the new entity much thought. Now the re-badged IGG is a force in the land and with the backing of … Continue reading
New DB models must offer both clear benefits and proper protections
Supporting innovation in savers’ interests: new DB models must offer both clear benefits and proper protections The Pensions Regulator has published a new blog. It is republished here with kind permission of its author and its CEO. At The … Continue reading
TPR’s new broom wins hearts and minds at WPC
I’m afraid it’s not newsworthy – so will carry little coverage – but the session of the Work and Pensions Committee involving Nausicaa Delfas, Neil Bull and Louise Davey passed off without any great drama and the three people giving … Continue reading
Pension Innovation – Stefan Lundbergh on an admin revolution waiting to happen
Stefan Lundbergh Pensions administration is probably the least glamorous part of the pensions industry. It is far from the headlines of the latest sustainable investment strategy, and individuals who thought that accounting was too exciting are over-represented among its … Continue reading
How can regulators facilitate innovation?
This is the seventh of a series of ten blogs giving my response to the FCA and TPR’s call for input on the pensions consumer journey. In the previous blog in this series, I pointed to the differences between people’s … Continue reading