Tag Archives: PQM
“Cash for kite marks?”- we should stick to “value for money”.
At the end of the Pension Minister’s rambling confession at the PLSA’s conference yesterday , he was called to dish out awards to the three occupational scheme which had got the PLSA’s new “Retirement Quality Mark”. The three were … Continue reading
“The Gold Star DC Pension Plan” – awaiting conception!
That good chap Jonathan Stapleton who runs mags for Incisive has asked me for my view on what makes for a gold star DC pension scheme. I’ve submitted 150 words which I hope will find their way into a … Continue reading
Posted in CDC, dc pensions, defined ambition, pensions
Tagged Dave Brailsford, dc, Defined Contribution, Fiona Dunsire, Gold star, pensions, PQM
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From source to sea – the consolidation of master trusts
As part of some work for one of our intermediaries, I’ve been asked to make sense of the smaller master trusts and give a view on which of them are likely to be around in their current form in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bluesky, Carey, Corpad, ICAEW, MAF, master trust assurance frmework, master trusts, PQM, Smart pesnions, TPR
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Auto-enrolment; – tPR’s despatches from the trenches
Auto-enrolment is like Flanders in 1914. Those wishing to see universal adoption of workplace pensions within Britain’s employment structure are digging in for an onslaught that has barely begun. Our Ypres’ and Passchendaeles’ are yet to come. We are still in … Continue reading
PQM – under new management, deserves a second chance
News that Adrian Boulding has taken the chair at the Pension Quality Mark and that its new MD is crack Kiwi-saver Justine Tate, roused me to re-engage with a venture I had thought as much use as a chocolate … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, auto-enrolment, dc pensions, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Government, Investment, Investment management, NAPF, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Quality Mark, Pension Regulator, pensions, Politics, PQM
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Risk-sharing starts with cost-sharing
This lunchtime we will be debating pension charges at the Pension Play Pen lunch (50 Cornhill). This blog may help in organising my thinking and perhaps your thinking too! The terms of the debate about the charges cap that the … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, auto-enrolment, dc pensions, pensions
Tagged AMC, DC Comics, pension, PQM, Standard Life, Steve Webb, Towers Watson, United States
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Who speaks for workplace pensions?
So howabout PQM lite- something that smaller employers can aspire to? Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, napf, NEST, pensions
Tagged Employment, FCA, NAPF, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, PQM, Steve Webb, www.pensionplaypen.com
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Can social media play a part in pension scheme governance?
Are the systems used to offer participating employers a say in the running of mastertrusts or contract based workplace pensions fit for today’s purpose? Continue reading