Tag Archives: Risk
We need to find new ways to take pension insurance risk – and reward it.
The Phoenix Group has under its control, some £300bn of policyholder’s money spread over 13m policies. Andy Briggs, who is the Group CEO is asking the Treasury , through its regulators, the PRA and FCA to relax rules on regulatory … Continue reading
“Trust us – we’re actuaries?” Don’t bet blind on your retirement!
Contribution levels are not a primary indicator of a scheme’s value for money. Adrian Boulding is wrong to hi-jack the PPI report and Value for Money Debate to promote higher contributions. Pensions should not be treated as a beauty … Continue reading
How to balance freedom and investor protection? Disclose the downside.
How to balance freedom and investor protection? Disclose the downside https://t.co/EzHL8QsA4I — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) September 13, 2021 In my view, the best course of action is to protect the money that the investors can least afford to lose and … Continue reading
Should we worry about the Indian variant?
Today we await the arrival of May 17th and a further re-opening of society in Britain. But whatever elation we may have had has been tempered by rumors of a new threat which might cause a third wave and send … Continue reading
It’s time we tested the value we get for the charges we pay
If I had read the PLSA’s response to the DWP’s proposals to flex the pension charge cap, this time last year, I would have applauded it. I told the Pensions Minister to his (virtual) face that I saw no demand … Continue reading
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Tagged Con Keating, dc pensions, Hedge Funds, Mick Mcateer, Private Equity, Risk
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Association is not causation – leave the clots to it!
While several European countries pause their vaccine rollout to look into blood clots, this would seem an ideal time to clear up once and for all whether the vaccine is causing pregnancies, sunburn, and taking up smoking! https://t.co/sXoY4li9MS — stuart … Continue reading
Ros Altmann’s defence of pension consultants (contested).
I wouldn’t say my “postbag was full” , but my recent blog on the damage inflicted by pension consultants on the UK pension framework has raised a few heckles on social media. Having worked in pension consultancies for nearly twenty … Continue reading
Judging your workplace pension (by saver outcomes)
Defaqto has produced an important piece of work for financial advisers wanting to help employers get to know their workplace pension. You can access it via this link (there is a little signing up to do to get there) As … Continue reading
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Tagged defaqto, IGC, Performance, Risk, risk adjusted, Sharpe, sortino, trustee, workplace Pensions
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Aviva’s IGC – more effective than its report suggests
Aviva’s IGC has turned up and you can preview it here (it launches properly Monday) It’s available as a PDF you can download here or you can read a digital version Having read both, I’d suggest that the PDF works … Continue reading
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Tagged Aviva, Colin richardson, digital, IGC, Investment, Money, Risk, value
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Covid-19; Risk, Uncertainty, Psychology and Judgement
You can see this presentation which runs to 60 slides following Tan’s narrative The Slideshare is available to read below in plain text. By TAN SUEE CHIEH, IFoA’s President Elect Keywords Risk. People (p). Risk of mortality … Continue reading