Tag Archives: Keating

A sense of proportion; (Keating and Clacher on insolvencies and the PPF)

Posted on September 24, 2020 by henry tapper

In this article, Keating and Clacher consider corporate insolvencies and their impact on the PPF – they call for a sense of proportion. Last year DB pension schemes paid £65 billion in pension benefits to pensioners; the PPF paid £775 … Continue reading →

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Track records matter – but which track?

Posted on September 8, 2020 by henry tapper

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            There is a fascinating thread building in the comments section of my post on Value Assessments and False Prophets.  In this blog I try to pick out the key dynamics of the comments and … Continue reading →

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Clacher and Keating blog “Bowles to the Regulator”.

Posted on August 24, 2020 by henry tapper

We have received and responded to over one hundred questions, comments and criticisms arising from them. Not one has come from the Pensions Regulator. We have no evidence that the Regulator is listening to us or anyone else. Constructive engagement requires constructive listening, not selective hearing. Continue reading →

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A different approach to pension scheme solvency and funding.

Posted on June 10, 2020 by henry tapper

Solvency and Funding This is the second of our blogs answering questions which arose from our original essay written in response to the proposed DB Funding Code. It covers issues of solvency and funding. Solvency estimation involves the comparison of … Continue reading →

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