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We need to learn to love the PPF more
Hilary Salt asks “rather than designing new DB superfunds, wouldn’t it be better to grow to appreciate and improve our existing superfund?” It must be frustrating for the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) when the public perception is that to end … Continue reading
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Tagged BHS, Hilary Salt, pensions, ppf, professional pensions, Royal Mail, The Pensions Regulator, USS
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Unlocking DC pricing; the key to getting value for money.
The FCA are commission a template to discover undeclared investment costs in the funds we use. They have finally published PS17/30 which gives IGCs the right to use it in earnest. The DWP are working in tandem on … Continue reading
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Tagged IMA, NDA, Non disclosure, pensions, pricing, professional pensions, unbundling
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Forever Young – final 3 – thanks for voting “Andy”!
Andy Young has done more than anyone else alive to better pensions in the UK. He deserves a lifetime achievement award for his work – so vote for him! Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Young, Awards, FAS, Liftetime achievment, pensions, Politics, ppf, professional pensions, TPR
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Should Scottish Widows IGC do its PR?
Reading the Scottish Widows IGC report, I felt a little uncomfortable; it wasn’t until I read Professional Pensions that I understood why. Professional Pensions is properly reporting the party line , the IGC… “is encouraged by the provider’s “progress” … Continue reading
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Tagged IGC, PR, professional pensions, Public relations, Scottish Widows, ]
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Should we invest, when we’re in debt?
There’s a very good BBC Martin Lewis Podcast on borrowing ; http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04qhdsg We’ve always thought as Lewis as anti-debt (an advocate of “debt-free” living). The Podcast gives as an example a man who has moved to the country with his … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant, covenant assessment, Goldman Sachs, Integrated risk management, Management, Martin Lews, PP, professional pensions, riks, Risk
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What the Pension Bill means
The 2016 Pensions Bill was published this week and it will have serious implications for single employer occupational schemes, small-mostly insured executive arrangements and for the burgeoning market for commercial mastertrusts. The Bill will also ensure that occupational schemes cannot … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Warwick-Thompson, DWP, ft, Joi Cumbo, Lesley ticomb, MAF, NEST, NOW Pensions, Pensions Bill, professional pensions, TPR
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Anger and remorse – how do they help?
I have two important engagements next week. On Monday afternoon I will stand up at the TTF event in Westminster and ask those in Government to do more for workplace pensions and on Wednesday I’ll host a session at … Continue reading
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Tagged Anger, Business, Conference, Moving on, pensions, professional pensions, Remorse, Yeats
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Should we by-pass “personality”?
I once went to an interview at Goldman Sachs and sat in front of two successful guys (much younger than me). They picked up from my CV that in two of the previous four years I had been nominated … Continue reading
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Tagged Conformity, independence, Mavericks, pension, Pension Personality, pensions, professional pensions, tag
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“Another girl- another Planet” – the wonderful world of NEST
Helen Dean, the new CEO of NEST has set out her stall in the pages of Professional Pensions. Much of what she says is intelligent and helpful Helping .. small and micro employers means seeing AE through their eyes. Instead of … Continue reading