Tag Archives: sustainability
More FAKE NEWS on pension deficits #FABI
The Government’s just published its green paper ‘Security and Sustainability in Defined Benefit Pension Schemes’. It’s already generated knee-jerk headlines claiming 11m employees could see their pensions cut. The green paper refers to “under-funded schemes” and “stressed employers”, but can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged DB, Deficits, defined benefit, FABI, fake news, first actuarial, Green paper, pensions, sustainability
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A business-friendly Pension Green Paper
I went to a talk yesterday from the CBI’s Carolyn Fairbairn. It was a lot more optimistic on business prospects than I’d expected (having heard her gnashing her teeth following the referendum). To be fair, she was saying then that … Continue reading
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Tagged BHS, Carlyn Fairbairn, DWP, Frances O Grady, Frank Field, pensions, Security, sustainability, TPR, women
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Is the Green tide stronger than one man?
In the past few days the Paris Treaty has been ratified. One man, Donald Trump, has threatened to put the short term interests of his country above the longer term interests of the globe. Neither we nor his citizens … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, pensions
Tagged Climate change, Emma Douglas, ESG, Green, HSBC, LGIM, sustainability, Trump, trustees
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Sustainable pricing is key to workplace pension support!
That Workie lumbering around the park has a price tag. If he’s the NOW workie, he costs £40pm and if he’s People’s Pesnsion’s Workie you need to dish out £3-500 to use him in your workplace . Standard Life … Continue reading
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Tagged durability, DWP, Price, sustainability, the Pension Regualator, Workie
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