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LGPS AVCs- how can Prudential get it this wrong?
Shaun Tetley (pictured) who is chair of the CIPP’s Public Sector Specialist Interest Group and an AVC specialist, has explained to me the problems the LGPS’ 90 pension funds are having with Prudential AVCs. Shaun and I have developed … Continue reading
The Prudential’s IGC – put to the test.
I have enjoyed Laurence Churchill’s five reports for the Prudential IGC and I’ve enjoyed Bruce Rigby’s first one. My respect for the reports has been based on the IGC’s focus on what matters. The IGC’s current approach to VfM takes … Continue reading
Prudential IGC reports a notable victory for savers.
2019/20 – a battle won Prudential’s is the last IGC to publish its Chair report this year and I suspect the report we get is rather different than the report planned earlier in the year. Chair Lawrence Churchill tells us … Continue reading
Posted in IGC, pensions
Tagged charges, Churchill, Covid-19, IGC, lawrence churchill, Prudential
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Pension Plowman’s guide to 2020 IGC reports
This is a big year for IGCs. It is their fifth birthday, it’s the year when the FCA reviews their effectiveness and it’s the year of the pandemic, where providers and savers will be under maximum strain. Most of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aegon, Aviva, BlackRock, FCA, Fidelity, Hargreaves Lansdown, IGC, IGC report, L&G, Pensions, Phoenix, Prudential, Reassure, Royal London, Scottish Widows, SJP, Standard Life, Virgin Monday, workplace Pensions, Zurich
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Judge rules that people matter (shock)
What does that do to the buyout market? — andrew young (@glesgabrighton) August 19, 2019 Adrian is right, Andrew is barking up the wrong tree! The issue here is not “what does this mean for the bulk annuity market, but … Continue reading
Do IGC’s improve our value for money?
This is the 7th and penultimate blog , addressing the Work & Pensions Select Committee’s questions on pension transparency. This time the exam question is Are Independent Governance Committees effective in driving value for money? My short answer is that … Continue reading
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Tagged IGC, L&G, Marketing, pensions, Prudential, Royal London, Technology, VFM, WPC
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IGC Class of 2018 – the results are in – this is how your Chair Report stacks up.
So here are my ratings for the principal IGC reports that I can find. There may be more reports skulking out there and I’ll be adding them if they get reported to me! As you can see, they … Continue reading
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Tagged Aegon, Aviva, Black Rock, Chair, Fidelity, IGC, L&G, Old Mutual, pensions, Prudential, Scottish Widows, Standard, Zurich
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Prudential’s IGC get it right – a model Chair report.
To understand why the Prudential’s IGC reports are so good, you need to go to first principals and read the opening paragraphs of their value for money definition (oddly sitting on p40 of the report) The IGC’s approach to VfM … Continue reading
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Tagged IGC, John Nestor, Laurence Churchill, pensions, Prudential, Prufund, Retirement, workplace pension
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Prudential RideLondon – we cyclists can behave!
I spent Saturday in the saddle of a Boris Bike, rotating through the Cities of Westminster and London along with thousands of others. I saw one accident and didn’t hear one angry voice. Though we reduced in numbers as … Continue reading
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Tagged #RideLondon, cycling, Evans, Prudential, Ride London, Santander
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Who’s kidding whom – on DC pension governance?
I was “privileged” to spend a whole day with one of the many employer groups we have in Britain. This meeting brought together Directors (especially FDs and Heads of HR) of Research and Technology organisations. When I say privileged – … Continue reading
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Tagged Airto, Engagement, FD, Feedback, IGC, members, pension, Prudential, staff, Standard Life
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