Tag Archives: public sector
Giving “pensions” back its good name!
What do we mean by Pension Governance? When we listen to a musical recording what we hear is the perfect balance between instruments achieved by expert mixing. Pensions Governance does that mixing job for your workplace pension , making sure … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, annuity, social media
Tagged Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Financial services, Government, Human Resources, Investment, Life annuity, pension playpen, pensions, public sector, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb, United States
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Taxpayer subsidy for public service pensions to double over 6 years
This is an article from Michael Johnson. I agree with the numbers but I’m not so sure about the sentiment that lies behind it. As a nation we can afford anything if we chose to prioritise the spending and we … Continue reading
So what’s a good DC pension – Mr Webb?
Britain is taking on a massive enterprise as it looks to universal private pension provision in the corporate sector Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, Australia, auto-enrolment, pensions, Retirement, social media
Tagged Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Financial services, Human Resources, Investment, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, public sector, Retirement, social media
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Johnson v Keating ; a pensions heavyweight title fight
There are two documents sitting on my desktop this morning. The first is a paper by Con Keating. Con believes that the best way of providing pensions is collectively through large organisations who are able to offer and keep future … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, auto-enrolment, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, de-risking, defined aspiration, pension playpen, pensions, Personal Accounts, Personality
Tagged £9 billion, Centre for Policy Studies, Employment, Office for Budget Responsibility, pension, Pound sterling, public sector, White paper
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The public sector needs a low cost pension alternative
This blog is about public sector pensions and the problems that they will face with Auto-Enrolment. It will be of interest to people concerned with pension reform, fairness, inclusivity and with bringing DC up to the standards of DB. The question … Continue reading
Australian “Super” – not an answer – a new question.
I went to a discussion on the Australian retirement savings system at the invitation of the Australian actuarial group in London (thanks guys). The talk was excellent as were the questions. Being neither Australian or an actuary it was an eye – opener! Australia … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, Australia, auto-enrolment, corporate governance, pensions, Retirement, The Ashes
Tagged Active management, Australia, Business, Government, Homo Economicus, London, pension, public sector
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Doctors are pension millionaires – so why are they striking?
My Dad’s a doctor and in retirement – he has a great pension and who can begrudge him it? He retired 25 years ago as a senior partner – on about one third of the final salary he’s be on today. Like him, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Actuary, BMA, British Medical Association, Canada, Defined benefit pension plan, Doctor (Doctor Who), doctors, Doctors (2000 TV series), Industrial action, London, National Health Service, pension, Price index, Private sector, public sector, Salary, Strike action, Tax, Telegraph
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CIT; your ABC of auto-enrolment!
CIT compliance investment trust your three steps to success on the road to tomorrow’s pension. Yes I know there are a number of ways of pronouncing that “C” but if using a “sh” helps you remember what I’m talking about- I’ve no objection. Worse has been … Continue reading
Don’t kid people that pensions are easy
A well-respected (and very good) pension lawyer recently posted this question on a pensions website The news from the NAPF that one in three workers may opt out of pension saving despite being automatically enrolled is depressing reading for anyone. … Continue reading
“A fair and lasting settlement”; public sector pensions
Paul Johnson and the Institute of Fiscal Studies have done the numbers and, to nobody’s surprise, have concluded that the long-term cost of public sector pensions in terms of “pensions out” will be about the same under the new regime … Continue reading
Posted in de-risking, pensions, Public sector pensions
Tagged Consumer price index, CPI, Danny Alexander, Economy, Government, pension, Private sector, public sector, Tom McPhail, Trade union
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