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DC offers flexible income while CDC provides deferred pay (the genius of Derek Scott)
Here’s my friendly Scottish Accountant and Pension Trustee – Derek Scott, reminding me that for many people, the ideas of salary and pensions as “deferred pay” are old fashioned I think, since Barber vs GRE in 1990, you’ll find that … Continue reading
Meat and drink of a pension event – a compliant audience.
“Events” is an industry and the attendance of a small group of people is fought over. The events tend to be free and depend on the payment by sponsors to speak and promote in a hall. So Chatham House becomes … Continue reading
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Tagged Event, Nico Aspinall, Pension event, podcast, Terry Pullinger, VFM, Ye Olde Cocke
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Change or face pensioner poverty – Pullinger/Floyd
Society faces a stampede of pensioner poverty unless something changes This article is Padraig’s follow up to Terry’s recent Pension PlayPen appearance on the eve of the PLSA conference. It brings together two fine spirits and was originally published in … Continue reading
“No pensions – no planes” at Boeing.
It has been a long time since we saw a pension strike in the UK. Royal Mail is the obvious example and that was nearly seven years ago. The Sunday Times is not slow to make the link between the … Continue reading
Křetínský’s bid for IDS secures not scuppers Royal Mail’s CDC plan
Those who think that Daniel Křetínský’s bid for his EP Group (Bidco) to take over Royal Mail and stop the CDC scheme had best read the small print of its offer for IDS (Royal Mail’s parent). The RMCPP is the … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, CWU, Jon Millidge, pension, pension surplus, Royal Mail, Surplus, Terry Pullinger, Unite
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Terry Pullinger relights the fire at the IFOA
I turned up at the Institute of Actuary’s Hall with little expectation of hearing anything new on CDC. Along with my friends Edi Truell and Derek Benstead, I listened to a number of experts saying the same things as … Continue reading
Terry Pullinger relights the fire at the IFOA
I turned up at the Institute of Actuary’s Hall with little expectation of hearing anything new on CDC. Along with my friends Edi Truell and Derek Benstead, I listened to a number of experts saying the same things as … Continue reading
Is now the union’s time?
Yesterday was the first of the TUC’s pension conference and in a single session, the conference debated “investing in a just transition to a low carbon economy”. Guy Opperman spoke and was well received by Chair Paul Novak and by … Continue reading
The public debate on USS is elevated by King and Kay.
Exclamation: Master @JohnRalfe1! Mervyn King has now joined UCU and is spouting what you call “#USS #smokescreen and pure #UCU #bollocks“! Calling Bazooka @mikeotsuka and Plowman @henryhtapper https://t.co/OFuewk3ER7 — John Ralfebot (@Ralfebot) September 6, 2018 One of the joys of … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, CWU, John Kay, Mervyn King, pensions, Royal Mail, Terry Pullinger, USS
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No shortage of “pension engagement” at Royal Mail.
Pension people want positive engagement, but when they get it, they ignore it or deride it. On Friday, the CWU announced that an agreement had been reached between CWU and Royal Mail which will now be put to the membership. … Continue reading
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Tagged CWU, ft, jo cumbo, pensions, Royal Mail, Terry Pullinger, USS
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