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Good sense from TPR but is moderation enough in an uneasy time?
I like the Pensions Regulator when they are sensible , but I fear for them when there is a view in Britain that civil servants are doing us no good. In this article I give Robin Lloyd his voice but … Continue reading
Will NatWest get back its £144m for 85% of Cushon?
It’s an important story if Editor John Greenwood puts his name to it. It was published on a Friday and so has had very little comment on it from a pension press (as yet) but I suspect it will have. … Continue reading
Why is no-one declaring for CDC?
It is getting on for 6 years since Royal Mail and CWU decided to quit warring over pensions and settle on a CDC solution for their staff. To date, not one penny has been committed to its corporate pension plan … Continue reading
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
SEI discovers their “DC pensions” don’t make sense – time for a change?
SEI – the upmarket mastertrust owned by an American multi-manager is keen to find out more about what their members think. It’s commissioned our old friends Ignition House , headed by Jannette Weir to tell them. Steve Charlton , … Continue reading
How the Evolve pensions measure value for money – Pension PlayPen – 10.30am today
Paul Bannister is a remarkable fellow, a brilliant runner he was laid low with Covid and when I met him last summer , he was sapped for energy. But now he’s back! His Strava posts are awesome and he’s running … Continue reading
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Tagged Evolve, Jessica Rigby, master trust, Paul Bannister, Pensions, Steve Goddard, Swanley
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Has Stephen Timms just thought the unthinkable?
I’ve had the pleasure of listening to Stephen Timms talk twice in two days and not only does he deliver what he has to say with dignity and feeling, what he says has a humanity about it that reminds … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, Drawdown, master trust, Master trust assurance, personal pension
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When will Nest become a CDC scheme?
Perhaps the most unreported headline of the week, at least for pension nerds like me was Guy Opperman’s prediction , made at an RSA CDC event that Nest would be a CDC scheme by the end of the next parliamentary … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, Guy Opperman, master trust, NEST, Pensions, pooled longevity
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“yes, no, maybe” ; XPS analysis exposes limits of signposting.
Our first annual survey of DC retirement outcomes reveals that pension schemes that offer retirees a full suite of options on how to access their funds secure the best outcomes for their members. -XPS This conclusion is reached by … Continue reading
Are you getting pension consultation fatigue?
It looks like plenty of us are As well as being year 2 of the pandemic, 2021 continues to be the year of the pensions consultation #ConsultationFatigue https://t.co/ZKN0luwqLo — Tess Page (@Tess_invests) September 16, 2021 While #ConsultationFatigue isn’t trending, conversations … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Parker, master trust, Scottish Widows, Sharon Bellingham, TPR, VFM
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