Tag Archives: SHPS
Why target date funds have been slow to catch on
with all the headwinds in the favour of TDFs and against Lifestyle it’s hard to see why insurers aren’t switching to TDFs Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, annuity, auto-enrolment, governance, investment
Tagged BlackRock, Funds, Investing, Lifestyle, Mutual fund, SHPS, Target date fund, United States
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All that glitters does not lure – thoughts on DC default funds.
“I asked him, ‘My God, they’re purple and green. Do fish really take these lures?’And he said, ‘Mister, I don’t sell to fish.’ Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, CDC, dc pensions, fish, governance, investment, pensions
Tagged Alan Miller, Business, Funds, Hedge fund, Investing, Mutual fund, Real estate investment trust, SHPS
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Better-buying makes auto-enrolment work
The promise of “Wealth at work” has disguised the paucity of the pension outcomes when work finishes. Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, corporate governance, dc pensions, First Actuarial, Henry Tapper blog, pensions, steve webb, target date funds
Tagged Insurance, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension Regulator, Self-invested personal pension, SHPS, Small and medium enterprises, UK State Pension
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The Regulator’s right to be cautious about mastertrusts
Over the past two years we’ve seen a number of multi-employer occupational schemes spruced up for auto-enrolment. We’ve seen a number of insurers and asset managers set up as the providers of master trusts. We’ve had a few financial advisers … Continue reading
Selling NEST and auto-enrolment to the pension weary
The issue of fatigue is high on my agenda this morning – especially Regulatory Fatigue. Yesterday the DWP published a host of documents that can be accessed through this link http://www.dwp.gov.uk/consultations/2011/workplace-pension-reform-2011.shtml It dots the “i”s and crosses the “t’s” on a … Continue reading