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Accepting this nonsense is foolish and dangerous
The headline poses a question that I suspect emerged from a marketing team meeting rather than LGIM’s member research. I was at a recent meeting of Legal & General savers – one of over 10,000 on a Teams call. I … Continue reading
BSPS, all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well
My favorite session of the PLSA (by some way) was the opening session of the third day when Derek Mulholland (CEO of BSPS through all its troubles) , the current Chair of Trustees- Keith Greenfield , its adviser – LCP’s … Continue reading
L&G IGC – inaction is not an option.
L&G has a new IGC Chair and Joanne Segars has the unenviable task of reporting on 2022, which by any standard – was not a vintage year for DC savers. Unfortunately , L& G did not have a vintage 2022 … Continue reading
Who really wins from DB’s “risk transfer” to insurers?
In a long and well -informed “big read”, the FT has published its thoughts on the structural shift in DB pension provision known as bulk buy-out. The article begins with the memories of 71 year old John Shaw and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aviva, buy-out, Canada Life, Insurers, Just, L&G, Phoenix, PIC, Rothesay Life, Scottish Widows
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Workplace pensions may outgrow insurance platforms. but when?
Nico Aspinall had a conversation with me at yesterday’s Pension PlayPen coffee morning at which he likened occupational pensions to infants learning to ride a bike. The analogy was between walking with a life platform and cycling with a custody … Continue reading
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Tagged custody, L&G, NEST, Nico Aspinall, Pensions, workplace Pensions
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Farewell Sir Nigel – a force for good at L&G (and wider).
Sir Nigel Wilson has announced he plans to step down as Group CEO of L&G Wilson joined Legal & General Group in 2009 as Chief Financial Officer and was appointed Chief Executive in 2012. Shareholder value Since joining , the … Continue reading
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Tagged L&G, Newcastle United, Nigel Wilson, Sir Nigel Wilson, St James Park
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Stewardship of money in workplace pensions – my jaundiced-eye view!
Having read 179 pages of FCA consultation, my head’s a little clearer on how we can make our money matter. Firstly we can invest in things that in themselves improve life on the planet and secondly we can invest through … Continue reading
Can these insurers become useful to pension savers again?
Time was when people regarded a pension as an insurance against getting old, right now insurers compete with master trusts and SIPPs for the nation’s retirement saving and the staple features that made them indispensable seem increasingly irrelevant. … Continue reading
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Tagged annuities, assured retirement, Aviva, Canada Life, Hodge, Just, L&G, LV, Pensions, Scottish Widows, Standard Life
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Tegs Harding of the L&G MT in conversation at Pension PlayPen
It’s great that Tegs Harding has agreed to have a conversation with me at the first Pension PlayPen coffee morning of 2023. Tegs has taken the reins at L&G’s two mastertrusts (yes there are two) and I’m really looking forward … Continue reading
L&G’s Wilson sees many black swans on the river.
It’s tough at the top and L&G’s Group CEO Nigel Wilson has been at the top longer than most. Yesterday he went to war with the combative House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee. He had no choice. The … Continue reading