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Tag Archives: NEST
£74m written off over ATOS as Nest signs £1.5bn Tata deal
In 2021, Nest and Atos announced a shared commitment to help millions enjoy a better retirement (I and my staff among them). We were told at the time The new service, which will begin in 2023, will focus on … Continue reading
Putting our money where the Chancellor’s mouth is.
After a week of hearing how hard it will be to invest in growth capital. I am relieved to hear that the British Business Bank is planning to help pension funds invest in venture capital using its considerable intellectual … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, CDC, DWP, Financial services, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pensions
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Master trusts get a gentle kick up the bum!
The Mansion House reforms are giving workplace pensions a welcome kick up the bum. I can see four strategies taking hold over the next 12 months Renovation through acquisition Re-energising pensions for small employers A flight to quality for … Continue reading
Nest passes £30bn !
Yesterday was a good day for big pension schemes. USS finally gave back its pre 2022 benefit promise to its members, the Government are rumored to be putting the PPF to work and yesterday Mark Fawcett and Elizabeth Fernando celebrated … Continue reading
PMI DC and master trust symposium -a welcome anchor!
I got a surprise but most welcome last minute acceptance to this event, having been on the waiting list. The event was a sell-out with well over 200 delegates, a healthy exhibition and a day long event that kicked off … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, CDC, dc pensions, DWP, Mastertrust, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, Retirement, TPR
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Do we ever save enough to stop work?
I am not at all sure that most people ever feel secure enough to pack work in. So I found Ali Hussain’s article in the Times , depicting fifty somethings rushing to the door at the prospect of higher … Continue reading
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Tagged DWP, Employment, FCA, Financial services, Government, NEST, pension
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Workplace pensions may outgrow insurance platforms. but when?
Nico Aspinall had a conversation with me at yesterday’s Pension PlayPen coffee morning at which he likened occupational pensions to infants learning to ride a bike. The analogy was between walking with a life platform and cycling with a custody … Continue reading
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Tagged custody, L&G, NEST, Nico Aspinall, Pensions, workplace Pensions
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Solving the nastiest hardest problem in finance with Arun Muralidhar
Arun Muralidhar is a campaigner for turning pots to pensions and he is speaking on the adoption of his solution – the Retirement Security Bond (RSB) – in countries around the world. He has asked me to publish this … Continue reading
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Tagged Arun Muralidhar, NEST, Pensions, pots, Retirement, Stefan Lundbergh
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No Nico! VFM is a measure to help consumers – not actuaries!
This blog responds to Darren and Nico’s VFM podcast with Zoe Alexander of Nest and you can listen to that podcast from here. It’s well worth it. The blog divides into two, in the firs half I challenge Nico over … Continue reading
Collaboration is not a dirty word (according to Cushon and Nest)
News reached us at the end of January that Cushon and Nest are in a joint search for asset management partners to develop new forestry investment strategies to address climate change pressures. We would also like to enjoy a planet … Continue reading