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“Here at last or here too late”, David Fairs on the DB Funding code 10.30 this morning
Click this link to join David Fairs and the Pension PlayPen on Tuesday For such a decent, mild-mannered and well- qualified individual, David Fairs is an unusually controversial character. As a KPMG partner he worked on innovative and cutting-edge pension … Continue reading
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Tagged David Fairs, DB Funding Code, LCP, man and boy, Pensions, TPR
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Is Fairs fair on the DB funding code?
For such a decent, mild-mannered and well- qualified individual, David Fairs is an unusually controversial character. As a KPMG partner he worked on innovative and cutting-edge pension policies and developed a reputation for forward looking policies that pushed at the … Continue reading
Magnetic pots or pots for life? The face-off’s at 10.30 this morning
It’s being billed – “the battle of the Steves”. There are two visions for workplace pensions out there and this morning’s Pension PlayPen will see Steve Webb and Groves’ clash. Steve Webb argues for continuity and for employer chosen … Continue reading
It’s Steve Webb’s magnetic pension show at Pension PlayPen
Steve Webb’s magnetic pension show , premiered at the LCP conference last week ,has been kicking up a storm ever since. Now you have a chance to hear Steve’s talk and be a part of the debate. This extraordinary chart … Continue reading
“Higher for longer” applies to pensions as well as interest rates – LCP
I like the way that LCP are allowing their up and coming consultants to be expressing themselves so freely through blogs. And I like Robin Alexander’s blog a lot. That’s not me being condescending, it’s me saying I wish I … Continue reading
Transfer values fall out of bed (pt. 94)
Take one The fall of 7% over May was due to a further increase in gilt yields and a further fall in long-term inflation expectations, despite the continued current high inflation rates, it said. In April it was £232,000, … Continue reading
LCP’s “huge” leap forward for Pensions…
I am really pleased to see LCP getting behind the Mansion House reforms. Here’s what Steve Webb has to say in more detail “Today’s announcement represents a huge leap forward in plans to allow well-funded DB schemes to invest for … Continue reading
LCP lays down a marker for the future
LCP has published an open letter to Pensions Minister encouraging her to use the Mansion House reforms to ease inter-generational issues over the future of the planet by getting pensions invested for a purpose. The timing is not great, … Continue reading
Should the PPF be the consolidator of last resort?
Should the PPF be more than a lifeboat? There is nothing new about calling for the PPF to be more than a “lifeboat”. It is a Government pension success story and has delivered on its objectives to provide security to … Continue reading
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Tagged consolidation, Consolidators, Investing in the future, LCP, Pensions, ppf, Suprfunds, Tony Blair Insitute
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Why is no-one declaring for CDC?
It is getting on for 6 years since Royal Mail and CWU decided to quit warring over pensions and settle on a CDC solution for their staff. To date, not one penny has been committed to its corporate pension plan … Continue reading