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The happy story we are being told about L&G
Let me admit a little weariness with pension stories, this being the first week in August. It is time for insurers to release their numbers and for “non-stories” to make up for “no stories”. Yesterday we had L&G telling us … Continue reading
PruFunded
M&G has launched a campaign to help savers see how their pensions and savings are working for them. M&G said the campaign, PruFunded, will use real-world examples to show how long-term savings can support businesses, jobs and communities across the … Continue reading
Sensible writing on CDC (and RDC) from Lisa Purdy of Capital Cranfield
It is always to get quality writing but particularly good to get it on CDC from a pensions trustee. Here is Lisa Purdy of Capital Cranfield writing about the difference between CDC and Retirement CDC. Lisa’s background is with L&G … Continue reading
Capital punishment, 24 years on
In 2002 a falling market nearly sank UK life insurers. Today the same crash would barely move them. Gordon Aitken Jun 23, 2026 Note: These are Gordon Aitken’s personal views and do not constitute investment advice. See full disclaimer below. … Continue reading
Private capital firms circle L&G – says the FT
You have to be as big and fearless as the Financial Times or as small but fearless as this blog, to publicise what people in the City are talking about, the breaking up or even the wholesale sell of L&G … Continue reading
Being poor in retirement is down to your behaviour – L&G can cure you
Here is a conversation about good retirement from DC workplace saving. But it’s not far enough for me and millions like me who don’t want a course in good savings behaviour! I’m not professional and don’t like my “capital at … Continue reading
Standard Life could outgun Hargreaves and AJ Bell but none of these retailers will offer pensions.
You’d think that in insurance terms, yesterday a British club beat off Europe. I’m not talking Arsenal but Standard Life. A few decades back I worked for Eagle Star and Allied Dunbar and they got eaten by Zurich who set … Continue reading
People need more pension, not just moaning about the lack of saving!
I enjoyed Richard Smith’s post on L&G’s moan about not getting enough paid into workplace pensions We know only too well that enough money is going into pension pots. Last Friday I listened to a friend telling the few delegates … Continue reading
Just, L&G, Aviva, USS and Hymans write to Reeves explaining how to finance UK growth
Keating and Aubrey told us how gilts could not do the job. Last September Thomas Aubrey and Con Keating highlighted the inanity of the Government’s plan to finance with gilts the growth needed for new towns and growth that is … Continue reading
Should L&G DC Trustees be selling us “pensions made easy”?
You can read the post from Helen McEwan from this link First , let me get my grouch out, I am in a workplace L&G GPP and I and all like me, do not get a “member’s forum” as delivered … Continue reading