Tag Archives: master trust

Why is no-one declaring for CDC?

Posted on August 23, 2023 by henry tapper

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 →

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Tegs Harding of the L&G MT in conversation at Pension PlayPen

Posted on January 6, 2023 by henry tapper

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 →

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SEI discovers their “DC pensions” don’t make sense – time for a change?

Posted on January 4, 2023 by henry tapper

  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 →

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How the Evolve pensions measure value for money – Pension PlayPen – 10.30am today

Posted on August 16, 2022 by henry tapper

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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Has Stephen Timms just thought the unthinkable?

Posted on April 29, 2022 by henry tapper

  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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When will Nest become a CDC scheme?

Posted on March 31, 2022 by henry tapper

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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“yes, no, maybe” ; XPS analysis exposes limits of signposting.

Posted on November 14, 2021 by henry tapper

  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 →

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Are you getting pension consultation fatigue?

Posted on September 17, 2021 by henry tapper

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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Eri-tation ; time to come clean on DC pensions.

Posted on September 14, 2021 by henry tapper

Eritability Of all the time wasted talking about pension dashboards, the time wasted on “estimated retirement income” irks me most. It is not the sight of actuaries arguing over annuity and growth rates that irks me , it’s that the … Continue reading →

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How DC consolidation can benefit DC members

Posted on April 18, 2021 by henry tapper

  Like Climate Change, Pension Consolidation isn’t something theoretical, it’s happening and at a great pace. I remember when DB transfers were at their peak (2018) people talking about what was to come. It had come and before the regulators … Continue reading →

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