Tag Archives: Pensions

Being all things to everyone’s annoying – Aon should not annoy DWP/HMT

This was a week when Aon brought employers “all things to all private sector employers” All private companies run workplace pension schemes so Aon run a product for every pension saver. The net accessible market for Aon is every employer … Continue reading

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Turning “de-risking”to “growth” through a new pension strategy.

There is a  story that Andy Smith is brace tell. He is an independent consultant and though he has skin in the game, his honesty is commendable. The de-risking of DB pensions through the buy-in/out of insurers is slowing. I … Continue reading

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Iain Clacher and John Greenwood ; funded pensions – investing in private markets.

It is governance, scale and expertise – not mandation – that will deliver good private market returns. And schemes must beware zombie continuation vehicles, says Professor Iain Clacher. John Greenwood hears why in one of the articles of the year … Continue reading

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Collective Pensions have two good friends in Kerstin and Terry!

  It has been a hot week in more ways than one! I have been amazed that a Director of the Department of Work and Pensions decided to post something that may change the way we think about workplace pensions … Continue reading

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We’re no longer asking how Collective Pensions work! We’re building them to be delivered

We have had many years debating how to deliver “CDC” to a point that we have got ourselves to “go”! Alastair has produced an excellent little paper that with the help of Andre Clark and Andy Fifer reminds us of … Continue reading

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“Collective Pensions” going forward, CDC in the past.

The DWP will change the way they describe what till now has been called CDC Whether the DWP can change the way we describe the new way of turning contributions to pensions is a question only time will answer. I … Continue reading

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Invest at home or lose your tax-relief.

Baroness Altmann, a cross-bench member of the house of Lords lays it on the line. If we want UK income tax relief we need to invest our pension money in Britain. She ominously warns this especially is a threat  to … Continue reading

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David , you and I are gonna live forever!

  It’s better when a pension scheme says “we’re in it together”; when young people take responsibility for their older selves, they’ll have a retirement wage that lives forever; (that’s the first time that CDC has been plugged by Oasis … Continue reading

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Are you paying VAT right if you manage a DB pension scheme?

Does VAT fill you with dread that you are paying it right? Read on

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Cayman and Bermuda take on American insurance including our pensions; here’s what’s happening

Thanks to a financier in America who shares a different attitude to insurance and its regulation with us, it would be interesting if not vital were it not about insurers and reinsurers who will end up paying our wage in … Continue reading

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