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Will LGPS remain woke in Reform pension committees?

I am rich enough to share an article by Toby Nangle in today’s digital FT. The big idea is saved to the end but you get the gist throughout, Reform matters in local Government and local government pensions are important … Continue reading

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Net Zero needs to be explained to ignoramuses like me!

This is a recording of Tuesday’s coffee morning on Net Zero. It was missed by many listeners who could not get on the call. For them, apologies, we will try to sort out our Teams. But you have the video … Continue reading

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Why is ESG excluded from the VFM Framework?

  The Government’s new Value for Money Framework is aimed at helping trustees, employers and savers make good choices about their DC plans. We have assumed that one of the choices good citizens should be making, is around the way … Continue reading

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Setting net zero goals – a ball of confusion?

  As readers know, I’m interested in the value savers get from their money and the majority of my thinking has been the amount of money savings produce (the outcome). But we all know there is clean and dirty money, … Continue reading

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“Migrating to net zero” – what does that mean?

Inspired by Rob Gardner and infuriated by my luck of understanding of what my money’s up to, I’m determined to get to grips with all these promises about pension schemes getting to net zero. So I’m going to a conference … Continue reading

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How do we know if our money’s mattering?

Like a lot of savers , I see promises escalate over the race to net-zero , each outdoing the last and I wonder how likely these promises are to be met and how I can tell if my money is … Continue reading

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Judging the net zero pledges of workplace pensions

Competition between workplace pension providers has been a great boon to the 11 million new savers who have payroll contributions being made towards a retirement pot. The vast majority of the retirement pots being built up are likely to see … Continue reading

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Cushoning our pension pot’s impact on the planet

  No pension scheme has so committed itself to the cause of preventing climate change as Cushon.Ben Pollard told me that it would take me 27 years of recycling my household waste to do as much for the planet as … Continue reading

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