Tag Archives: Pensions UK

LGPS, it’s Conference and a new set of delegates for Pensions UK

Posted on June 16, 2026 by henry tapper

I know it’s not a story to anyone , but this week , for a few years, I will not be reporting on the Pensions UK LGPS Conference. I guess I would have gone if I’d had a press pass … Continue reading →

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Chloe Taylor – CEO of Quietroom – on Retirement Living Standards.

Posted on June 15, 2026 by henry tapper

Coffee Morning – What’s the point of Retirement Living Standards?! CPD included You are cordially invited to attend our next online Coffee Morning on Tuesday 16th June, a conversation with Chloe Taylor CEO of Quietroom When the BBC covered the updated … Continue reading →

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Andy Burnham has a pension problem in Makerfield- with the LGPS

Posted on June 15, 2026 by henry tapper

  John M Clancy, a truculent actuary acting on behalf of council tax payers has unturned surplus funds to pay Manchester, Wigan and most particularly Makerfield council workers- their pensions. Is this a blunder or a feature of the Local … Continue reading →

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Chloe Taylor – CEO of Quietroom – on Retirement Living Standards.

Posted on June 12, 2026 by henry tapper

Coffee Morning – What’s the point of Retirement Living Standards?! CPD included You are cordially invited to attend our next online Coffee Morning on Tuesday 16th June, a conversation with Chloe Taylor CEO of Quietroom When the BBC covered the updated … Continue reading →

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Jamie Fiveash – a good choice for Pension UK’s next three years.

Posted on May 29, 2026 by henry tapper

We shouldn’t under-estimate the challenge facing UK Pensions and Pensions UK. The DC pension boom of the past fifteen years has now to turn pots into pensions A challenge to these “pensions” from CDC cannot be kicked down the alley … Continue reading →

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A quiet Kings Speech but pensions has some digestion to do.

Posted on May 14, 2026 by henry tapper

Pensions UK are right to put the emphasis on our getting secondary legislation right I hope we can put behind us arguments about fiduciary duty and focus on getting the important framework of the Pension Schemes Act , implemented in … Continue reading →

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From Pensions UK to CDC ; from St Johnstone to St Andrews

Posted on April 23, 2026 by henry tapper

I enjoy the passion of those who comment on my blog. I am amazed by the quantity, quality and diversity of comment that I get over social media. Mostly through anonymous comment on my blog and occasionally from the irrepressible … Continue reading →

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Common sense should win through and pensions should not repeat past follies

Posted on April 15, 2026 by henry tapper

The headline seems a disaster for pensions. The ABI and those preying on open DB pensions, are quick to point to the need to insure away the risk of pension paying people deferred pay  in later life. If you had … Continue reading →

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Rory Sutherland- why can’t we sell contributing to pensions better?

Posted on April 9, 2026 by henry tapper

Why can’t we sell our pension contribution story better? I can watch the wonderful discussion between Rory and Pensions UK and his subsequent speech on the final day of the Investment Conference last month. Unfortunately  you can’t unless you have … Continue reading →

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Why the Government must have back-stop control of pension investment

Posted on March 17, 2026 by henry tapper

There is a general feeling that UK pension funds should be investing where they want. I agree that they should, but “how they want” is another matter. Right now there is a trend towards investing in American software, notoriously the … Continue reading →

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