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Tag Archives: redington
Disclosures “contrary to the public interest”
As often happens , my conversations surrounding previous postings attract the attention of people better qualified to write the post. In this case Peter Drewienkiewicz, Chief Investment Officer at consultancy Redington. Here he is responding to a post of mine … Continue reading
USS : FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES – OR OPPORTUNITIES?
Jon Spain is one of Britain’s foremost actuarial thinkers. You don’t have to be an actuary to enjoy this piece – indeed it might help for non-actuaries to peer behind the actuarial covers – as Jon allows you … Continue reading
Why we will always need a charge cap on workplace pensions.
Tony Filbin has commented feelingly to comments made by Jonathan Parker of Redington, suggesting the charge cap “hinders value for money“. People with short memories and/or lack of experience misunderstand the cost drivers of corporate pension providers. Prior … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, pensions
Tagged CCTL, Charge cap, pensions, redington, Technology, Tony Filbin, workplace Pensions
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The Standard Life IGC – could things possibly have gone worse?
It has not been a good year for Standard Life or its IGC. This hasn’t stopped the IGC from producing a report that weighs in at an incredible 91 pages, only the first 15 of which are directed at the … Continue reading
Posted in IGC, pensions
Tagged IGC, pensions, redington, Rene Poisson, Standard Life
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The value to me of “set and hold”!
The FT is masterful with understatement. A 2% charge can take quite a chunk out of the overall portfolio return If your predicted investment return is (say) inflation +3%, having to earn 2% to pay your investment manager, custodian … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, pensions, pot, Treasury
Tagged Asset management, cardano, LDI, Michelle McGrade, pensions, redington, Set and Go
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Let’s focus on real issues,not shock headlines- Dan Mikulskis on DB pensions
Though Redington and First Actuarial are very different types of consultancy, we share a concern for the future of DB and see many things in similar ways. This is a great blog by Dan Mikulskis, Head of Defined Benefit Pensions, … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged affordability, consolidation, Dan, DB Greeen Paper, Indexation, member protection, redington
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Cheer up this strike’n’ing Monday with good cheer at the Playpen lunch!
For many of us, this will be the first working Monday since December 19th. Christmas and New Year holidays have immunised us against the Monday morning blues. So a return to work for Londoners that includes the ongoing disruption … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Bonds, Counting House, LDI, Lunch, Pension Play Pen, redington, Robert Gardner
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Aren’t we our century’s spoiled brats?
Another year,another sensational headline from your “pension puncturing” Daily Express. It’s not a new story, its facts are from the Pension Institute study published last year. So long as interest rates remain low, pension liabilities will be inflated and pension … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged brats, Business, Business and Economy, CDC, children, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Debate, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, entitlement, Government, liabilities, pension, Pension new, pensions, redington, Retirement, Risk, Spoiled
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“Innovation – what innovation?” – Pension PlayPen confounded by DC investments
The 50th London Pension PlayPen lunch took place as ever at the Counting House (attendees listed below). At the opening show of hand six of us could see no great innovation happening in UK DC and three saw “potential” or … Continue reading
Don’t put your swaptions on the stage Mrs Redington!
This post has been prompted by the very progressive @redingtontweets feed which recently asked it’s excited readership (Well me!) Would you be interested in a lower return on your #DC#pension in exchange for a perpetual floor of 80% of your #asset value? … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, auto-enrolment, Bankers, pension playpen, pensions, redington, social media
Tagged Bank, Business, Christmas, Investing, pension, Pensions in the United Kingdom, redington, Swaption
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