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Norbert Fullerton’s Chinese take-away

This article ‘s here because of an article on LCP’s website, written by Norbert Fullerton. He marvels at how the Chinese have consistently been better at table tennis than any other country over decades. You can read the article here. … Continue reading

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LCP – doh ray me!

We were having a sing song yesterday afternoon and it got “pensionlitical”. Doh! – it’s dear – DB is dear Ray – I read it in the Sun Me – DC! I’m by myself Fah – how long will drawdown … Continue reading

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LCP finds partners to auto-cleanse pensions data

LCP has clubbed up with Transunion, the credit checker and Digidentity the digital identity verifier to work out better ways to get scheme data ready for buy-out and/or display on pension dashboards. It is also pretty important in paying them! … Continue reading

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The importance and focus of UK DC consultants

The influence of a handful of independent consultants in determining winners and losers in the reshaping of DC workplace pensions cannot be overestimated. The big deals- the consolidation of large single employer sponsored occupational schemes into master trusts are determined … Continue reading

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We are sick not slothful – LCP’s analysis of the older “non-worker”.

We are sick not slothful For some months, the messaging coming our of Government is that we must get the over fifties,630,000 of whom have gone missing , back to work. The absence of my generation from the workplace has … Continue reading

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Stuart Macdonald on questions of death – Pension PlayPen Tuesday

Valentine’s day and death are bedfellows, the French referred to la petit morte as the high point of lovemaking while Baby Face Nelson (pictured) orchestrated the Valnetine’s Day massacre on February 14th. So it’s no coincidence that Britain’s number one … Continue reading

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Autumn booster update from the Covid-19 actuaries.

Autumn booster update By Andrew Pijper, Dr Rebecca Sloan COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence.   Latest key findings The Autumn booster programme began on 12 September 2022 for those aged 75+ and vulnerable patients. It was … Continue reading

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Is the “Flex first – Fix later” a retirement income product (or just an idea)?

I chaired Phil Boyle’s presentation at the Pension PlayPen coffee morning on Tuesday (19th Sept). It was memorable, mainly for Phil’s measured and good humoured explanation, but for a sense among those asking questions, that we might be seeing the … Continue reading

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Flex first-fix later – Pension PlayPen coffee morning today at 10.30am

I will be chairing this session which is hard luck on Phil Boyle as I have a number of questions about his and Steve Webbs’ proposal and am sceptical the plan can work. Isn’t this a fees-fest for advisers? How … Continue reading

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“Flex First – Fix Later” – can Webb and Boyle’s proposal work?

I will be chairing this session which is hard luck on Phil Boyle as I have a number of questions about his and Steve Webbs’ proposal and am sceptical the plan can work. Isn’t this a fees-fest for advisers? How … Continue reading

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