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Pensioners look on as insurers gloat.
There is something wrong about this. Insurers should not gloat that they will be investing what is currently our pension fund money. The insurance companies expect £550bn of our money to insure and reinsure promises already secured in pension schemes. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberdeen, Insurers, pensioners, Stagecoach, Standard Life, superfunds
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Of old and new; Derek Scott is my master!
As I’m near him in Scotland this week, I will promote some of the remarkable comments on my blog of Derek Scott to the blog itself. This will I hope solicit an invitation to visit him in his Fife Fiefdom … Continue reading
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Tagged accountant, Derek scott, Pensions, RailPen, Stagecoach, Tax
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Your £50k pension surplus negotiable with your DB trustees and the boss!
Yesterday I sat through a day in the City listening to insurers talking about the safety of giving them your money while everyone else wanted to talk about what to do with the surplus funds not needed to pay the … Continue reading
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Tagged BP, Jonathan Guthrie, pensioners, Pensions, Stagecoach, Surplus
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Insights into a pensions sponsor substitution transaction – watch Aberdeen, Stagecoach Trustees with PWC
Iain Pearce is a smart consultant, Nick Chard a professional trustee and Rob Andrew an actuary who manages pensions at Aberdeen. Together they did a great job for the Stagecoach Pensioners. I’m pleased he is making sure the story of … Continue reading
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Revival of pension investment as pension buyout deals slow.
The FT kick off the week reporting something that you’ve been reading on this blog and in the pension trade press, the flow of pensions to insurance annuities is slowing as the size of buy-ins and buy-outs slows. Thanks Mary … Continue reading
Stagecoach’s Pension’s heritage simplified – in less than 2 minutes
There are parts of a weekend when you’re finding yourself wanting to hear someone talking at you. I start this blog with a five year old news item linking Stagecoach with Aberdeen and will revert to the heritage of the … Continue reading
Why are there still 4,838 DB schemes and what will happen in 2026?
Thanks to the Pension Protection Fund for using its data gathering prowess to keep those of us working in and commentating on pensions, armed with the right information. It’s the latest stuff from the Purple Book and it shows just … Continue reading
Innovators ; so much for yesterday – what of tomorrow?
I have reprinted the links to the video and slides from John Hamilton’s presentation yesterday. It is a mark of the interest the Stagecoach/Aberdeen (SASA) deal has had that the blogs surrounding John Hamilton’s appearance have had enormous interest. But … Continue reading
SASA – (Stagecoach Aberdeen Scheme Adoption) – the video and deck
If you missed this coffee morning presentation from John , you are in luck. It’s with you below, with a download if you want to share it – here. If you want to see the slides they are below and … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberdeen, Business, corporate governance, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, FCA, Government, pension, pension playpen, Pensions, Retirement, SASA, Stagecoach
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John Hamilton’s Stagecoach deal – 10 months on from Melton Mowbray!
In February of this year, I went to Melton Mowbray to hear John Hamilton speak to a PLSA East Midlands meeting about what needed to happen in this country. This is a photograph of us late in the day waving … Continue reading