Tag Archives: RSA

Capital punishment, 24 years on

Posted on June 27, 2026 by henry tapper

In 2002 a falling market nearly sank UK life insurers. Today the same crash would barely move them. Gordon Aitken Jun 23, 2026 Note: These are Gordon Aitken’s  personal views and do not constitute investment advice. See full disclaimer below. … Continue reading →

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CDC – should the TAX-PAYER pay?

Posted on September 10, 2024 by henry tapper

  Yesterday, as I was walking out the door to the house of actuaries, I wrote down my expectations of the two hour meeting ahead of me. I called it “CDC- who pays?” because I’m interested in who is funding … Continue reading →

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CDC needs a business plan

Posted on November 2, 2023 by henry tapper

I spent 90 minutes on a call with the RSA CDC Forum as a guest. I am a member of the RSA and a “Friend of CDC” but am not on the Forum because there is no business case for … Continue reading →

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Royal Mail strike averted – CDC gets a welcome break.

Posted on April 17, 2023 by henry tapper

Only a week after the Pensions Regulator finally authorised Royal Mail’s Collective Pension Plan as Britain’s first CDC scheme, a strike that had threatened the future of the Plan’s sponsor has been averted. The news will come as a relief … Continue reading →

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Will DC savers ever get pensions?

Posted on February 13, 2023 by henry tapper

I am going to an event this afternoon organised by the Royal Society of the Arts (RSA) and hosted by a famous city law firm. Our agenda is how we move risk sharing on from the one (almost)  achieved example, … Continue reading →

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August 1st – CDC day!

Posted on August 1, 2022 by henry tapper

The 1st August is the day applications open for a new type of UK pension – what pension people know as CDC (though in regulation it is collective money purchase). It’s been a long time in the making, but today … Continue reading →

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CDC takes a big step forward

Posted on July 7, 2021 by henry tapper

  The Minister tweets w0ke us up this morning Guy Opperman this morning announced on twitter the timeline for the development of CDC as a viable third way for British workplace pensions. The thread of tweets was posted prior to … Continue reading →

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What do you really think of CDC – go on – tell the RSA!

Posted on May 26, 2021 by henry tapper

  The Royal Society of the Arts of which I am a proud member have been keen advocates of CDC for many years.  But rather than listening to the sound of their own voices (and mine), they’ve created a survey … Continue reading →

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First Actuarial’s client conference in tweets

Posted on May 10, 2019 by henry tapper

First Actuarial had its first client conference yesterday, if you weren’t there, it’s probably  because you aren’t a client. Make sure that doesn’t happen again next year! Here’s what you got/missed Hi Mark Riches introduces First Actuarial’s first client conference … Continue reading →

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Royal Society of Arts – submission on CDC

Posted on January 12, 2018 by henry tapper

Royal Society of Arts (RSA) – Tomorrow’s Investor Programme Evidence to DWP Select Committee Inquiry into Collective Pensions We are delighted that the DWP Select Committee has decided to launch an investigation into the introduction of CDC pensions. For the … Continue reading →

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