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Torsten Bell back as Pensions Minister
The announcement is brief but important The man who brought us the Pension Schemes Act and UMES CDC legislation and has been important in last Autumn’s budget. Rather more committed to this role than some had expected, Important as new … Continue reading
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Tagged David Pitt-Watson, Minister, MP, Pensions, Stephen Timms, Torsten Bell
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A letter from Insight’s Jos Vermeulen on how pension surpluses can help the Government out.
My next door neighbour in Blackfriars has written to the FT. He’s close enough to Bracken House to have hand delivered it on foot! Here’s what Jos has to say I read with interest the recent article highlighting surpluses … Continue reading
Value for money from Private Equity – or a “stonk”? A stonk?
I like the FT and I like Alan Livsey but I sometimes get left behind by his articles! What is a stonk and why is it hard to benchmark the performance of held equity in private companies? I turned to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Livsey, Benchmark, ft, Pensions, Performance, Private Equity, stonk, VFM
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Confusion ABOUT Torsten Bell but certainty FROM him about pensions
Am I the only reader of Corporate Adviser over how they know there is a Bell in the cabinet? If that “Bell” is Torsten Bell, he has neither joined nor remains in the cabinet. My friend Tom McPhail is as … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell, Cabinet, McFadden, Pensions, State Pension Age, Torsten Bell
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Unions – what’s happening with pensions? Neil Walsh explains CDC’s impact on Prospect – 10.30 this morning
This from the Government on “The future of CDC” The initial impetus for CDC has come from a large employer and a major trade union seeking an alternative pension model. But establishing CDC schemes opens the possibility of more diverse … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, Business, CDC, corporate governance, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Neil Walsh, pension, Pensions, Prospect, Retirement, Targe, TPR
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Healey is back in No 11, we wish him an easier ride than Denis- a predecessor
One Minister collects our taxes while the other pays them back; can you tell who is who? I must be careful to get our ministers right. The Chancellor the Exchequer has the red tie , while the SOS of DWP … Continue reading
Hymans Robertson speak to employers who care about those who need a workplace pension
What it’s like to not have the money coming in to pay the bills. I’m with Andy Young and Lauren Branney in these comments. At either end of a career as actuaries they have a common interest in financial comfort … Continue reading
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Tagged flexibility, Lauren Branney, Paul Waters, Pensions, R-CDC, Retirement
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Tomorrow ; progress from DC to CDC with the unions! Invitation inside!
I’m very pleased that we have Neil Walsh of Prospect at the Pension PlayPen at 10.30 am tomorrow (Tuesday 21st July). We will discuss how unions are getting to grips with CDC as a way forward to what are currently … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, Business, CDC, corporate governance, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Neil Walsh, pension, Pensions, Prospect, Retirement, TPR
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TPR – comfortable that VFM will help people make decisions – (they listen to the “right channels”)
In this episode of V-FM Pensions, hosts Darren and Nico chat to The Pensions Regulator’s Ben Gunnee. As well as being an Arsenal fan, Ben is TPR’s Executive Director for Market Oversight and is responsible for TPR’s engagement and interaction … Continue reading
I didn’t get advised to cash my equities in – did I?
More people are worrying about equities crashing that at any time recently; in my opinion. When Martin Wolf writes a paper for the FT that predicts an imminent crash, people take note but not in hoards, not like this Why … Continue reading