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Tag Archives: Mike Otsuka
“The way we were” – Mike Otsuka calls for USS to return to Topper form.
Here I distill my threads of the past few days into a single message: the @FirstActuarial & @ucu approach to the investment and valuation of #USS is not some radical new theory. Rather, it’s in line with the way #USS … Continue reading
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Tagged Bazooka, Bill Galvin, first actuarial, Mike Otsuka, pensions, Topper, USS
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#beetroots, #biscuits – how the battle for truth @USS is being won.
I find myself embedded in a bizarre discussion on #transparency between some of the brightest bods on twitter. This ill becomes me, I am out of my depth, a TUC cracker in the posh biscuit barrel. #beetroot #biscuits pic.twitter.com/Hywkpf8U2W — … Continue reading
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Tagged Beetroot, Biscuits, Blog, Mike Otsuka, pensions, Sam Marsh, USS
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Otsuka finds balm for USS’ “forty year itch”
With remarkable restraint , Mike Otsuka reports on conversations he’s had with the USS on unknown unknowns. We do not know what the future brings, but past performance suggests that universities do not fail as people need higher … Continue reading
Why the USS got itself into trouble ( Mike Otsuka).
Mike Otsuka’s extraordinary diligence in understanding the pension scheme he is a member of, is an example to us all. In this article he delves into the archives and uncovers some disturbing statements. They shed light on the current “unaffordability” of … Continue reading
Is the tide turning in the University pension dispute?
The lecturers at Oxford University have received a significant email. I don’t have the email but I have Mike Otsuka’s tweets of it. This is how the dispute will be resolved. There is some powerful emotional intelligence at play here and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambridge University, Louise Richardson, Mike Otsuka, Oxford University, pensions, UCU, USS
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“Universities accept a small amount of increased risk” – Mike Otsuka’s USS update
What this UCU proposal involves and why it is justified In a meeting with Universities UK (UUK) employers on Tuesday 27 February, the University and College Union (UCU) proposed that “Universities accept a small amount of increased risk through a … Continue reading
The rotten boroughs of the Isis and the Fens – Mike Otsuka
On the implausibility of the Registrar’s denial of disproportionate Oxbridge influence In an article in the Guardian entitled ‘Universities strike blamed on vote by Oxbridge colleges’, Richard Adams reports that “the employers’ backing” of “policies resulting in the harsh cuts” … Continue reading
The role of Cambridge Colleges in the University teacher’s strike
This article by Mike Otsuka, is designed to be read together with my blog on the emotional intelligence of the teaching staff at Girton College Cambridge. Mike’s article has been widely read and quoted around Cambridge (this is how the … Continue reading
Oxford’s and Cambridge’s role in the demise of USS – Mike Otsuka
To be more precise: what follows is an account of the role of these two universities, and their constituent colleges, in the demise of USS as a multi-employer scheme that promises a decent, defined benefit (DB) pension to its members. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambridge, Mike Otsuka, Oxbridge, Oxford, pensions, USS
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Can strikes now prevent the imposition of detrimental changes on USS? – Mike Otsuka
The regrettable answer is that they almost certainly cannot Please click here — “A mandate ‘to retain a decent, guaranteed pension’” — for an important update to the post below. This UCU mandate supersedes the Manchester resolution discussed below (Mike Otsuka) At a … Continue reading
