Tag Archives: PLSA

The cost of living crisis – and the value of small pots

Posted on August 5, 2022 by henry tapper

This IMF chart is (rightly) getting a lot of attention given the UK figures are truly awful. But why are they so bad? Because this is what happens when you add an energy price surge onto a country with our … Continue reading →

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The PLSA needs dissenting voices

Posted on June 9, 2022 by henry tapper

I watched a webinar of reminiscence from the PLSA executive , hosted by this year’s Chair Emma Douglas  (I felt obliged after promising to cover the event). The gist was that this was a return to BAU for the PLSA … Continue reading →

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Inflation stalks the halls of the PLSA conference.

Posted on May 26, 2022 by henry tapper

  The PLSA’s Edinburgh conference is for a second time happening in the midst of turmoil. Yesterday’s event started with a montage of footage beginning in March 2020 when the event last took place and taking us to today reminding … Continue reading →

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The good the PLSA does

Posted on May 5, 2022 by henry tapper

  I’m excited to be returning to Edinburgh for the PLSA investment conference at the end of May. I’m going as a blogger and will be reporting on the event. I attended a digital preview of the event yesterday afternoon … Continue reading →

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Pension transfer times are getting longer , how can this (pension) be?

Posted on April 29, 2022 by henry tapper

I am a fan of Pension Bee. I visited their new offices in Southwark yesterday, I was shown into the post room, apparently they get a special delivery every day, so much mail needs to be scanned from the pension … Continue reading →

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Can pensions save the planet? Not with TPR’s proposed DB funding code!

Posted on October 12, 2021 by henry tapper

I received an interesting update earlier today on a fringe meeting at the Conservative Party Conference on ‘Can Pensions Save the Planet?’ One of the people talking was Caroline Escott from Railpen, covering some of the important work Railpen has … Continue reading →

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The pensions dashboard needs more urgency

Posted on May 28, 2021 by henry tapper

If there is one pension policy initiative that has grabbed popular support, it is the delivery of pension dashboards. In 2018 we nearly lost the dashboard and it took till earlier this year to get legislation in place meaning we … Continue reading →

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Why is the PLSA laying into Guy Opperman?

Posted on April 23, 2021 by henry tapper

What is going wrong? It appears that the PLSA has fallen out with the DWP and the Pensions Minister in particular. Yesterday the PLSA’s Director of Policy publicly criticized the Pension Minister for failing to adopt its proposals on “Guided … Continue reading →

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“Should fans have a voice?”; as with football, so with pensions.

Posted on April 22, 2021 by henry tapper

I found this article  on Mallowstreet, a gated community for pension people. It is written by Sandra Woolf and its main contributor, Richard Butcher is both professional trustee and Chair of the PLSA. It is based on a press release … Continue reading →

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Pension trade bodies vie for “tallest dwarf”.

Posted on April 5, 2021 by henry tapper

On December 17th, the DWP reported on the findings of its small pots working group, the report was accompanied by press releases from the various participants in a competition to find the tallest dwarf. I am sorry to write ill … Continue reading →

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