Tag Archives: LGPS

Investing in the right place

Posted on July 30, 2020 by

I am very pleased to hear about a new project designed to get pension schemes investing in the right place. You can read about it here It’s an initiative that impacts us all, we all pay council tax or at … Continue reading →

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Pension committees “stay alert”!

Posted on June 9, 2020 by

    Alarm bells rang when I read Stephanie Hawthorne’s report on the reaction of some Pension Schemes to the challenges of the current pandemic ‘Lockdown spikes fears of democratic deficit in LGPS’  A survey of 83 local authorities conducted … Continue reading →

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Championing better funds – well done Chris Sier

Posted on May 17, 2019 by

And last but by no means least our 2019 industry champions are … #PIPA2019 @SierChris @margaretsnowdon pic.twitter.com/ImeRIye3Tr — Pensions Expert (@pensions_expert) May 15, 2019 It’s good to see Chris get this award and see him in his kilt Congratulations to … Continue reading →

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Listening to what is being said.

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

Colin Meech wins the peace A couple of days ago, I spent an enlightening hour in Parliament listening to the witness of Colin Meech and Jonathan Lipkin to the Work and Pensions Select Committee. I have known Colin a few … Continue reading →

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Could a Local Government Pension Scheme go bust? NO

Posted on March 11, 2018 by

  Well the answer “no” as has been explained to me by Colin Meech of Unison – who makes the following points; LA’s can not go bust in the way you suggest – they would be taken over by government … Continue reading →

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Poking sticks at LGPS in a “shouty” report – Johnson just isn’t helping.

Posted on February 1, 2017 by

In 2013 Michael Johnson of The Centre for Policy Studies  published a paper “the local Government Pension Scheme; opportunity knocks” http://tinyurl.com/jru498m. Today he publishes the sequel, “the LGPS- the lost decade”. http://tinyurl.com/jtz2jwx In the intervening period, Johnson has seen none … Continue reading →

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Government Pensions? Who’s money is it anyway?

Posted on January 18, 2016 by

The vast majority of the money outstanding to those who work and have worked for Government is to be paid as pension. The Government’s pension debts – for its own people – have been estimated in the Whole of Government … Continue reading →

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Paying for other people’s pensions

Posted on December 22, 2015 by

I’ve said it before on this blog, but I’ll say it again. The amount of Council Tax many people pay to fund other people’s pensions exceeds their own contributions into pensions, even when they’ve been auto-enrolled into “workie”.   “You … Continue reading →

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Who are the pick-pockets after our wealth and how do we stop them?

Posted on December 19, 2015 by

There is a lot of loose money in our financial system, destined for our later years. This has not escaped the notice of those who make it their business to manage other people’s money. The money is “free” for three … Continue reading →

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Pensioner First

Posted on July 13, 2015 by

A consistent theme of the pension reforms we have witnessed over the past five years has been a focus on the consumer of pension savings – the pensioner. Set in the wider context of welfare policy, the proposals to re-align … Continue reading →

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