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Back to the future; the return of the surplus; Stagecoach and Richard Jones

Richard Jones’ excellent explanation of the history of pension surplus kicked off a first rate discussion.  Have a look at the slides to get an idea of whether you want to devote up to an hour of the session. Richard … Continue reading

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“No growth <—> No pensions”. John Hamilton; COT of Stagecoach Pensions

A statement from John Hamilton , Pension Scheme Chair at Stagecoach. A statement to a wider audience than the “pensions industry” This is the text of the document that John is socialising. Beyond the pension industry There has been a … Continue reading

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TPR probes barriers to investment – a hat-trick of wins in a week.

I am pleased that TPR is changing its stance. The principles it has laid down are risk based but overly so . Trustees have complained that they live under a regime where they can be considered wreck less by TPR, … Continue reading

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What journey’s best in the pension end-game?

I wanted this morning to explain a discussion that’s going on between experts about what has gone on between Stagecoach and Aberdeen over the Stagecoach pension trust. I couldn’t do that without explaining to a lot of people who think … Continue reading

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Back to the future! The return of DB Surpluses with Richard Jones

 Tuesday 9th December at 10:30am You are cordially invited to attend our next online Coffee Morning….get your Flux capacitors out! At this event, Richard Jones, Managing Director of Punter Southall Pension Solutions, will present insights from their latest research report: Back … Continue reading

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You will know the Stagecoach pension deal is a ‘landmark’ from the backlash

But there is already a backlash from those who want to diminish those who have engineered this deal to a cartoon. This post has been liked by the insurance lobby. Aberdeen is taking over the Stagecoach Group Pension Scheme as … Continue reading

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Trustees change sponsor from Stagecoach to Aberdeen rewarding 22,000 members

It has not been done before but it may not be the last such deal. Stagecoach trustees have exchanged the sponsorship of their pension scheme to Aberdeen and in the deal members get the prospect of much better payments than … Continue reading

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