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Aussie pensions find problems providing us with housing

After fire safety regulations in Britain were tightened following the 2017 blaze in Grenfell Tower, west London, Get Living had to set aside £337.5mn to pay for fire safety remediation works at the East Village. “The developers[the ODA] got the … Continue reading

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Australians can’t seem to pay themselves the pension they have earned

The difficulty of getting people to pay themselves a pension is explained in this article. We’ve had this problem in the UK as well, though it’s not so obvious. People lose track of their pension pots and providers lose touch … Continue reading

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Epic Retirement? Bec Wilson’s Tick means Value for Money

I’ve been speaking with Bec Wilson , who says she provides Edutainment, I like the sound of it. She’s speaking at the Pension UK October Conference. That will be knock-out She wants Australians who are a little more involved with … Continue reading

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John Chilman – Running a big pension disruptively

I managed all 73 minutes of Nico and Darren’s VFM podcast featuring John Chilman while sitting on a South West Train.  The podcast was more comfortable than the journey but both were too long! One of the “news story” in … Continue reading

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What’s driving competitive flows in the Australian Super system

There are two ways of looking at Australian pensions. There is the politician’s view, which picks the Aussie policies that validate the UK  pension policy agenda. Then there’s the view of the commercial operators – primarily the master trusts, who … Continue reading

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Australia more than competitive on pensions

Jo Cumbo has written an important piece on what the UK can learn from the Australian pension system. The article is not written for the pensions industry but for the FT reader, a sophisticated type who can appreciate that there is … Continue reading

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Should we mandate DC pension funds to invest in illiquids?

On Monday, I’ll be questioning Nick Lyons, Chair of Phoenix and Lord Mayor of the City of London on his plans to create a £100bn tech and pharma fund for UK DC pensions to invest in. He suggests that 5% … Continue reading

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The wonderful visit to OZ – Jo Cumbo reports from a land down under.

Jo Cumbo is an Australian living in England who makes no bones about where her heart is! Been living abroad for two decades but the first glimpse of home soil after a very long flight gets me every time. 🇦🇺🇬🇧 … Continue reading

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Selling pensions by the sausage not the sizzle!

  There’s an interesting debate going on in Australia about what sells Super. Super is the Australian system of delivering retirement income from workplace savings (it’s short for Superannuation) – a pension paid to a retired employee who has contributed … Continue reading

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Arise Australia Fair!

The Australian retirement savings market has developed in 2022 in a positive way, a way I hope that the UK can follow. My friend Jim Hennington, signs off 2022 with this  message about funding income from workplace retirement saving. Risks … Continue reading

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