here’s what you’ve been saying
henry tapper on The state of USS is the state… henry tapper on Royal London IGC report… Eugen N on Royal London IGC report… The E , S and G of t… on Resilience. Dennis Leech on The state of USS is the state… John Mather on So what is a Coronavirus? Julie Richards on Has over half of the UK alread… DaveC on Has over half of the UK alread… John Mather on Has over half of the UK alread… Brian G on Has over half of the UK alread… Royal London IGC rep… on How savers can change the worl… Martin T on How savers can change the worl… Gareth Burton on How savers can change the worl… Chancellor must dump… on Ever wondered where those… John Mather on Shouldn’t pensions…
Tag Archives: Prudential
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
Share this:
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
Share this:
Posted in pensions, WPC
Tagged IGC, L&G, Marketing, pensions, Prudential, Royal London, Technology, VFM, WPC
1 Comment
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
Share this:
Posted in IGC, pensions
Tagged Aegon, Aviva, Black Rock, Chair, Fidelity, IGC, L&G, Old Mutual, pensions, Prudential, Scottish Widows, Standard, Zurich
Leave a comment
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
Share this:
Posted in IGC, pensions
Tagged IGC, John Nestor, Laurence Churchill, pensions, Prudential, Prufund, Retirement, workplace pension
Leave a comment
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
Share this:
Posted in London, pensions
Tagged #RideLondon, cycling, Evans, Prudential, Ride London, Santander
Leave a comment
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
Share this:
Posted in pensions
Tagged Airto, Engagement, FD, Feedback, IGC, members, pension, Prudential, staff, Standard Life
Leave a comment
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
Share this:
Posted in pensions
Tagged advice, Aviva, M&G, Prudential, Saving, Standard Life, wealth management
5 Comments
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
Share this:
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
Leave a comment
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
Share this:
Posted in pensions
Tagged charges, IGC, Laurence Churchill, PR, Pru, Prudential, Tone, Value for Money
Leave a comment
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
Share this:
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
Leave a comment
