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A solution for the gender pension gap from LCP
There is an interesting idea floated by Steve Webb off the back of last week’s excellent article of the impact of getting divorced when close , at or beyond retirement The idea is simple and plays nicely to the worry … Continue reading
Will CDC trustees could offer Muslims a section paying Sharia-compliant pensions?
My old work friend Alan Chaplin has directed me to an opportunity for CDC which I hadn’t the imagination to see myself. Islamic people , planning for their retirement and a retirement income may need a Shariah pension. Interesting … Continue reading
Retirement Pooling for the Cohort That Cannot Wait
A targeted guarantee of decumulation pooling for older defined contribution savers who have run out of time CHRISTOS A. CHRISTOU PMI Qualified Professional Trustee, Member of Academy of Experts, Freeman of City of London June 2026 Submitted to the Pensions … Continue reading
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A subtle message for employers from a pension manager who’s read the Commission’s report.
I have read the Pension Commission report and I have called it boring in the way that AI written reports can be. Much of the personality of the 190 pages has been removed and replaced by the bland language of … Continue reading
Prospect Union – “a pensions timebomb” for women
Prospect and the Pensions Officer Neil Walsh have for a number of years been publishing a report on the pension gender gap. We are coming up the next publication this summer. In the meantime I’m pleased to see Prospect’s voice … Continue reading
Five chapters to get our Pensions satisfying us in 2050 – really?
The Pensions Commission is a little light on what we have already that can help us get through to 2050. I’ll only be 89 then and hope I’ll have plenty of life in me! Here are the 5 sections of … Continue reading
The self-employed will be singled out for help by the Pension Commission today.
While the Guardian has reported on the Pension Commission’s initial report as focussing on Gender Inequality, the Financial Times picks up on another theme reported to be in this report Millions of Britons are not saving enough for retirement, warns … Continue reading
A focus on closing the gender gap in private retirement wealth
A sneak peak of what the Pension Commission’s going to report on The Guardian has an “outside pensions” view of what the Pensions Commission is going to say in its report this week. I am interested not just in it … Continue reading
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Are Muslims excluded from pensions through a failure of workplace imagination?
My old work friend Alan Chaplin has directed me to an opportunity for CDC which I hadn’t the imagination to see myself. Islamic people , planning for their retirement and a retirement income may need a Shariah pension. Interesting … Continue reading
A CDC Superfund? David Fair’s “end-game” is confusing.
I am confused by this paper from David Fairs. Is it really a personal submission or will it be read as an LCP report? You can download this epic idea here . Or you can read LCP’s briefing to those … Continue reading
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