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What Reform UK could do to women’s pensions
A Pension Time-Bomb if you’re the wrong side of the pension gender gap I have published details of the work that Prospect Union have done and are doing to narrow the pensions gap. I am pleased that I can follow … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Advisor, Emma Simon, LGPS, Neil Walsh, Pension gender gap, Prospect Union
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“Is LGPS over-exposed to dodgy private credit?” – asks Naomi Rovnick
Thanks to Naomi Rovnick for making this excellent article available. You can find the original on this link. Before reading the summary and article below, here’s Naomi’s explanation of what’s important to ordinary readers UK council pension schemes – … Continue reading
How will pensions be affected by the local elections?
Local politics and LGPS I don’t think we have had time to think of the impact of new councils on old pensions but I’d expect this event to be interesting I won’t be going this year, my media pass has … Continue reading
Birmingham shoots itself in the foot; now the Daily Mail exposes the pension folly
Patrick Tooher explains to Daily Mail readers in “This is Money”, the stupidity of the Birmingham’s LGPS management team. I have written about this over the past 18 months, often with the help of John Clancy. The Birmingham situation shows … Continue reading
How will pensions be affected by the local elections?
Local politics and LGPS I don’t think we have had time to think of the impact of new councils on old pensions but I’d expect this event to be interesting I won’t be going this year, my media pass has … Continue reading
Reform’s breaking victory; what does it mean for LGPS and unfunded public pensions?
It’s 5.30 am as I write, but the writing’s on the wall for the management of many local councils. A great night for Reform UK,and Liberals, an ok night for the Greens but a stinker for Labour, Conservatives and the … Continue reading
Why we need pensions for council workers not a wealth fund for Reform
Value of council pension pots hits £550 BILLION This is the headline from the Daily Mail’s Patrick Tooher, a reporter I have a lot of time for. Here he is on linked in asking local electors and council workers what they … Continue reading
An example of pension funds keeping the NHS going?
If only we could see more headlines like this! The news comes at a time when it is evident we need investment in NHS property. I am not snobbish about the LGPS (greater Manchester) employing Black Rock to get work … Continue reading
LGPS must stop sitting on its surplus or it will be changed by popular demand
Yesterday I blogged about the failure of LGPS to win the hearts and minds of many in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and West Midlands in general by sharing their £11bn pension fund surplus with the councils and council tax payers. The West … Continue reading
Union plans for LGPS, a counter from a council tax paying reader!
I am hoping to be balanced with regards the LGPS. I support this pension scheme being a beacon to which other schemes (including CDC pension Schemes) can reach. I support Prospect who I was with yesterday and whose Conference I … Continue reading →
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