Tag Archives: Pension Schemes Bill

If trustees are so great – why did we need the Mansion House Accord?

Posted on April 26, 2026 by henry tapper

  The problems facing the  this Labour Government is its lack of conviction. The FT writes this morning Starmer regime has come to feel bizarrely similar to that of Boris Johnson: for different reasons, there is a vacuum where the … Continue reading →

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“Mandation speech” draws two men and a dog; the Pension Schemes Bill proceeds.

Posted on April 16, 2026 by henry tapper

  To a not very crowded chamber, the shadow secretary of state for Work and Pensiosn did her party piece again “It’s hard to find anyone who supports mandation” I told Helen Whately when she spoke at Pensions UK that … Continue reading →

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A former minister, the Pensions Bill and enactment.

Posted on April 11, 2026 by henry tapper

Guy Opperman has been an intermediary between the civil service and those getting their knickers in a twist about the Pension Schemes Bill. Thanks Guy. It’s a valuable service that brings order and sense to the ping pong between the … Continue reading →

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William MacLeod – sense on the Pension Schemes Bill and investment trusts

Posted on January 31, 2026 by henry tapper

The debate on investment trusts/companies is not an easy one to follow, so it is good to have this man posting sensibly on a subject that matters.

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The embarrassing lottery of the default “pension” pathway.

Posted on December 9, 2025 by henry tapper

The analysis of what’s happening by default to people’s DC pots is from Peter Osthwaite and published in Professional Pensions. The four pathways devised by the FCA to lead people to retirement take people to very different places. For some … Continue reading →

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The PPF is waggling its tail at what it can do with a spare £14.1bn

Posted on November 18, 2025 by henry tapper

The PPF has a smile on its face The lifeboat fund has proposed maintaining a zero PPF levy for conventional defined benefit schemes, having confirmed in September it would not charge a levy for 2025/26. The PPF confirmed its current reserves alongside … Continue reading →

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Investment trusts need promotion not demotion from workplace pensions

Posted on September 26, 2025 by henry tapper

No messing with the Lords – investment trusts need promotion not demotion. The Association of Investment Companies has again appealed to the government to amend its pension schemes bill in the House of Lords as time runs out to prevent … Continue reading →

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Has anyone asked employers – what pensions they want for their staff?

Posted on September 24, 2025 by henry tapper

When you look at the mastertrust list you can see that the large employers with an history of pension provision for their staff have now decided to either provide staff with “pensions” or to rely on master trusts to do it … Continue reading →

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Investment Companies – heartbeat of FTSE 250 – forgotten by Pension Schemes Bill – Altmann

Posted on September 11, 2025 by henry tapper

This is an excellent post . I will leave Ros and to make the point. Thanks William Macleod I too am surprised that promoting Investment Companies (or Trusts) is not part of the Bill’s intention to increase UK growth stocks … Continue reading →

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An encyclopedia of responses to the Pension Schemes Bill

Posted on September 9, 2025 by henry tapper

  An encyclopedia of responses to our Pension Schemes Bill. I think “our” is right, it does not belong to the pension industry (though sometimes I thought it did).The Pension Schemes Bill is a precursor to an Act which should … Continue reading →

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