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“A pension system fit for the 21st Century?” Jo Cumbo and Tom McPhail discuss – 10.30 today!

Quite a day for a Pension PlayPen Coffee Morning! Here’s a former Pension Minister to set the tone for what Jo and Tom will no doubt get asked about – by you and me! Yesterday the Government laid out reforms … Continue reading

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Cumbo and McPhail ask difficult questions live on web call

I suspect that neither Haldane nor Burnham  have yet won the hearts of pension investors. There is much discussion to be had. Tom is a champion of Conservative thinking on pensions while Jo is an advocate for what best serves … Continue reading

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Tom McPhail in conversation with Jo Cumbo

Steven Goddard CEO Pension Playpen INVITATION – Coffee Morning – Tom McPhail – In conversation with the FT’s Josephine Cumbo ; Attending CPD included Type – Online via Teams When – Tuesday 14th July 2026 at 10:30am You are cordially invited … Continue reading

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From might to misery in a decade; Cumbo reminds us of BSPS and of those it should have looked after.

  I am pleased that Jo Cumbo retains her passionate interest in what happened here. A decade on and £106m in redress has now been offered to 1,870 former British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) members who were given unsuitable transfer … Continue reading

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A blog from 2016 – which is as relevant to Nest today as it was 9 years ago

This is a re blog of an account of Nest at one of the first PLSA (rather than NAPF) conferences. If you weren’t in Liverpool for last week’s PLSA conference, do not slit your wrists. You can watch the sessions … Continue reading

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Employer pension theft on the rise.

NEW: Employers confronted over missing #pension contributions https://t.co/N77bt8hQFT — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) January 20, 2023 I wish the FT would make this article free to view, it has become a preoccupation of its author and other than Ros Altmann, whose … Continue reading

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Guess what! USS isn’t bust any more!

To no great surprise for readers of this blog, the notional deficit on the USS pension scheme has all but gone away , at least according to an interim valuation of assets and liabilities in March this year. In two … Continue reading

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Ensuring fair pensions for us all?

“It is time to turn the dial back from financial individualism towards an approach that gives the young better hope of a decent retirement”. My heart missed a beat and my Fitbit tells me it is pumping at a greatly … Continue reading

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Compassion for the pension liberated

  We have two strong women to thank for today’s news; Jo Cumbo and Margaret Snowden. I could add other strong women who have stood up and fought for themselves having been scammed – Sue Flood and Manita Khuller , … Continue reading

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Pension’s race to net-zero

  Tomorrow, employers can choose to participate in a pension plan whose standard investment strategy will  decelerate the creation of carbon emissions to zero.  This article looks beyond the headline and asks what the impact of this bold move will … Continue reading

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