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Penson Surpluses can now be “tapped” for staff’s best interests

From April 2027, well-funded defined benefit pension schemes will be permitted to pay surplus funds directly to scheme members over the normal minimum pension age where permitted by the scheme rules. This is a welcome measure that has been called … Continue reading

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McGrath keeps actuaries honest (warning blunt video inside)

William McGrath lead a tough debate about the standards adopted by the actuarial community. It was a debate that ended in a fairy tale from our speaker but it was a bitter tale. There were a high proportion of actuaries … Continue reading

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Truell and Tapper launch a pension restitution scheme for steelworkers

Pension SuperHaven is pleased to announce its formal launch as an Occupational Pension Scheme. The Pension SuperHaven Trustees look forward to accepting transfers in from individuals’ pension pots, offering scheme members the safety, security and good governance which they require … Continue reading

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TPR should get Smart with their own “great consumption plan”.

A delight from the Pensions Regulator! On my way home from Trafalgar Square I had a chance encounter in Queen Victoria Street with the Chair of TPR. Pleased to see that excerpts from https://t.co/a3FlbMdD0g are on ⁦@TPRgovuk⁩ prospective CEOs required … Continue reading

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Will I ever own a car again?

After 200,000 miles of careless ownership, this old friend will be towed away today pic.twitter.com/heMmA6C2y6 — Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) May 28, 2022 To my embarrassment, I own a car. I haven’t driven it since Christmas, it sits unloved on a … Continue reading

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A counterblast to apostasy – Keating and Clacher hold the faith!

  A blog from the pens of  Con Keating and Iain Clacher Henry Tapper has been our eyes and ears on social media and has passed us a variety of questions that have been sent to him on twitter. He’s … Continue reading

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Taper tantrums

  Not my phrase – Jo Cumbo’s.  Read her brilliant article on the travails of our super-earners who struggle to cram enough money into their pensions. The annual allowance taper can see a £40,000 pa annual contribution allowance diminish to … Continue reading

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