Tag Archives: TCFD

Setting net zero goals – a ball of confusion?

Posted on January 20, 2023 by henry tapper

  As readers know, I’m interested in the value savers get from their money and the majority of my thinking has been the amount of money savings produce (the outcome). But we all know there is clean and dirty money, … Continue reading →

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Judging the net zero pledges of workplace pensions

Posted on November 27, 2022 by henry tapper

Competition between workplace pension providers has been a great boon to the 11 million new savers who have payroll contributions being made towards a retirement pot. The vast majority of the retirement pots being built up are likely to see … Continue reading →

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David Farrar leaves the DWP to join Nest.

Posted on September 3, 2021 by henry tapper

Anyone who has known David Farrar in his 7 years as senior policy manager for the DWP will wish him well as he joins Nest to work on climate change, responsible investment and other evolving policy areas. His DWP occupational … Continue reading →

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Are our workplace pensions doing any good?

Posted on August 24, 2021 by henry tapper

  Employers choose a DC pension for their staff for different reasons. During the staging of auto-enrolment, the capacity of the provider to manage compliance with regulations was a key criterion for medium sized employers; the capacity to set a … Continue reading →

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How will history remember the Pension Schemes Act 2021?

Posted on February 14, 2021 by henry tapper

  The Pension Schemes Bill received Royal Assent last week and is now enacted. Though assent is a formality, it draws the line in the sand. “What is changing”  is now “what has changed” and the work of Guy Opperman … Continue reading →

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TCFD is the green washing test for UK asset managers

Posted on January 3, 2021 by henry tapper

This post from David Crum of Minerva analytics is profoundly disturbing David Crum ASIP• 1stManaging Director – Asset Steward Solutions2w • Edited • 2 weeks ago   2020 – the year the investment industry dropped the ball on ‘Implementation Statements’ This … Continue reading →

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“Shape up or shape out” – DWP give small DC schemes one year’s notice

Posted on September 13, 2020 by henry tapper

   It is not acceptable for savers to be enrolled in arrangements that do not deliver value in terms of costs, investment returns or secure and resilient governance. Government would expect trustees acting in the best interests of their members … Continue reading →

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Changing the way our pensions work

Posted on August 27, 2020 by henry tapper

I expect that those few remaining trustees and members of IGCs and GAAs who are in denial of the value of ESG, will – in the face of the forthcoming Act and the detail within the consultation, step down. Continue reading →

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