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Why yesterday was a good day for Mansion House reform.

Laura Trott’s promotion to Chief Secretary to the Treasury in today’s reshuffle is the latest marking point in her rapid political rise. The Sevenoaks MP has been in Parliament for less than four years – having first been elected at … Continue reading

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Mansion House at the tipping point – November 2023 has started well

  This blog has been revised.   If you get one thing that changes your outlook from an online event – it should be counted a success, yesterday’s SG Conference on productive finance gave me two The Pensions Regulator is … Continue reading

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Why IGC reports are more relevant than ever this year.

History Since Independent Governance Committees (IGCs) started in 2016, I have been reading their Annual Reports and commenting on thiem. I look at how effective they have been , the credibility of their assessment of value for money and I … Continue reading

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Small beer; Keating and Clacher take a sober look at the PPF

Anyone who struggles to pay attention to pensions should read no further. There are close to 10,000 words in this article and some very deep thinking. I publish it because we have a couple of debates coming up on the … Continue reading

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DB surpluses are not “the golden opportunity” of the Mansion House reforms.

WTW (as we now must call Willis Towers Watson) have identified the use of surplus as conclusive to the WTW perspective ( a four page PDF which finishes with this call to action). It would have been as unimaginable for … Continue reading

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Truell on Superfunds; PPP coffee morning – 10 am today

  Edi Truell has more reasons than most to back the Mansion House reforms. Through his investment vehicle – Disruptive Capital – he is offering an investment trust known as “Long Term Assets” . As the founder and funder of … Continue reading

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Edi Truell on why “TPR is on the warpath”.

  Edi Truell has more reasons than most to back the Mansion House reforms. Through his investment vehicle – Disruptive Capital – he is offering an investment trust known as “Long Term Assets” . As the founder and funder of … Continue reading

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Steve Webb – “what is the Government trying to do?”

Speaking with considerable modesty, Steve Webb addressed the Pension PlayPen the morning after the night of the Mansion House Speech.  Although not at the event in person, he was there in spirit , referenced by Jeremy Hunt in his speech … Continue reading

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Steve Webb, fresh from the Mansion House – 10.30 today at Pension PlayPen

Steve is one of Britain’s premier pension commentators , having been Minister for Pensions during the Coalition. Now he’s a consultant for LCP and he appears on every platform from the Martin Lewis Money Show to the Work and Pensions … Continue reading

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An illustrated guide to the Mansion House Reforms

Treasury claims Chancellor’s Mansion House Reforms to boost typical pension by over £1,000 a year* *not a financial promotion This is the text the Government released in advance of Jeremy Hunt’s Mansion House speech.in which he will launch his “Mansion … Continue reading

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