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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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Eri-tation ; time to come clean on DC pensions.
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
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, CDC, Dashboard
Tagged CDC, Dashboard, M3, master trust, Royal Mail, SPP
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How DC consolidation can benefit DC members
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
The death of the employer pension trust
Geof Pearson told the NAPF conference in 1998 “I have looked over the cliff and seen DC” 22 years later DB trustees can argue that they still have the weight of past money but they are dependent on employers, … Continue reading
David Butcher – “silver drummer” and man of the hour.
It is extremely important that we hear more from David Butcher. The good news is that he is now at Scottish Widows and on both its IGC Committee and Master Trust Board. Stephanie Hawthorne has drawn an accurate … Continue reading
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Tagged David BUtcher, IGC, Invesco, master trust, Scottish Widows, silver drummer
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