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New PMI Board members and President – nothing wrong with this lot!
There’s nothing wrong with the PMI and it continues to attract the right people to its non-executive team. As it says of itself The PMI is the professional body which supports and develops the experts who run UK pension schemes. … Continue reading
Helen Forrest Hall may brighten light at PMI
I did not have the opportunity to go to PMI’s DC and Master Trust Symposium last week. If I had , and stayed close to my colleague Philip Persson , I’d have met Helen Forrest Hall who leads these things … Continue reading
Ian Beestin to cheer up sad politicians this morning!
Is Rachel Reeves looking a bit like this Prime Minister at the thought of tomorrow? Well perhaps she should come to the Pension PlayPen for a joyful morning. I’ve had a lot of fun recently from Ian Beestin both … Continue reading
Ian Beestin to cheer up sad politicians this morning!
Is Rachel Reeves looking a bit like this Prime Minister at the thought of tomorrow? Well perhaps she should come to the Pension PlayPen for a joyful morning. I’ve had a lot of fun recently from Ian Beestin both … Continue reading
Chair Riddaway brings PMI members a day of delights!
Today marks three years of war in Ukraine, it is also the day the PMI is discussing with its members the future of Defined Benefit pension provision. I fear that there is little evidence of new pensions for people in … Continue reading
PMI’s symposium focuses on pension management – thank goodness!
I arrived late for PMI’s “master trust symposium” , held yesterday at the swanky Waldorf Hotel. Thankfully there were no horses in the street to greet me , though I did bump into a purposeful Ruston Smith on the pavement … Continue reading
Pension Administration – Cinderella no more; – Lesley Carline.
“Administration” has for decades been the Cinderella at the pension ball. Starved of investment , pension administration teams are typically underpaid and under-valued. Fees for administration are often fixed by the scheme funder (historically the employer, more recently the funder … Continue reading
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No crocodile tears over falling contributions – please!
In a lachrymose display of virtue signalling, the PMI reports that many employees are either reducing contributions to workplace pensions or thinking of doing so. This is neither surprising or regrettable, people need to take pension holidays from time to … Continue reading
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Dashboard frustration – have a thought for the consumer!
Pensions minister Guy Opperman has rebuffed concerns over the timescale of the Pensions Dashboards Programme, adding that the project would have moved at even greater speed if he had his way – https://t.co/G60ch5mH33@GuyOpperman @PensionsDboards @TMiddletonFPMI @aca_news pic.twitter.com/frzp14OVJZ — Pensions Expert … Continue reading
Paritarian Pensions – Straw Men for Collective Defined Contribution Schemes
This note has been written to accompany a Pensions Management Institute virtual panel taking place on April 22nd on the topic of CDC pensions. It takes, as a straw man for some of the issues, a recent blog by Stefan … Continue reading