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Tag Archives: Prudential
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
Posted in London, pensions
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
Posted in pensions
Tagged Airto, Engagement, FD, Feedback, IGC, members, pension, Prudential, staff, Standard Life
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Property , liquidity and the merit of doing nothing
News that Standard Life , M&G (the Pru) and Aviva have put up the shutters on their property funds is dominating the headlines. We are used to being able to move our money around the market with “impunity”. I put … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, Aviva, M&G, Prudential, Saving, Standard Life, wealth management
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Wanted for listing – IGC/GAA Chair reports
Pension Plowman’s Directory At this week’s Stewardship meeting of the transparency task force, someone asked if there was a Directory of the IGC’s that have been published so far. There wasn’t until then, but I sent round the links of … Continue reading
Posted in IGC, pensions
Tagged Abbey Life, Black Rock, DWP, FCA, Friends Life, IGC, pension, pensions, Phoenix, Prudential, Royal London, Scottish Widows, Standard Life, workplace Pensions
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Prudential’s IGC report – good stuff (with crap PR)
Prudential’s Independent Governance Committee has published its Chairman’s report and you can read it here. You cannot find this link on http://www.pru.co.uk nor has there been any notice of its publication to the public via either of Pru’s two … Continue reading
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Tagged charges, IGC, Laurence Churchill, PR, Pru, Prudential, Tone, Value for Money
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Hats off to all workplace pension providers
I’ve referred earlier this week to an excellent article by Kim North in Money Marketing in which she points to the ongoing work Scottish Widows have been doing on the participation of women in workplace pensions. In the same … Continue reading
Posted in FCA, NEST, Retirement
Tagged Aegon, Aviva, BlackRock, Business, Business and Economy, CDC, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, Friends Life, Government, L&G, London, NEST, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pensions, Politics, Prudential, Retirement, Royal London, Scottish Life, Standar Life, Steve Webb, workplace Pensions, Zurich
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Some of our insurers are missing
What have all these insurers got in common?
Answer, you can’t buy one of their personal pensions today.
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Posted in Change, club pension, governance, pensions
Tagged Abbey Life, Friends Life, Insurance, Irish Life & Permanent, Lloyd, MetLife, Prudential, Standard Life
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Pensions crisis: one in 10 forced to delay retirement
Pummeting annuity rates and poor investment returns means thousands cannot afford to stop work. One in 10 of those due to retire this year will delay taking their pension, as a combination of plummeting annuity rates and poor investment … Continue reading
