A perception that the self-employed don't like pensions is overstated as many of the self-employed save on their tax bills…
Hello Henry, Our insurers could do more for Britain etc Reference your sentences : '...For this means our pension funds…
Agreed JM. There is a philosophical gap over the respect of private property rights that fuels this, and more. I’ve…
Time to anticipate yet another raid on pension funds of the prudent. The magic bullet solutions just move the risk…
Tag Archives: Terry Pullinger
First Actuarial’s amazing heritage; let’s hope it won’t be lost!
First Actuarial always ahead ! I hope that continues. On Thursday I am going to the first First Actuarial conference when it’s owned not by Gallaher and not by its Founders. I hope that I will see continuity, my … Continue reading
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Tagged AE, Derek Benstead, FABI, first actuarial, Founders, Hilary Salt, Pensions, Terry Pullinger
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Why was a fringe meeting packed-out for a new pension?
I have to admit to expecting to talk to an empty room. There were over a hundred chairs laid out when I arrived at a Brighton Conference Centre lunchtime meeting on a new pension called CDC. Within a couple of … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, Christine Daniell, Neil Walsh, Pensions, Prospect, Prospect Union, Sue Ferns, Terry Pullinger, Wage in retirement
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“If we get it right, people will feel good and do nothing” ; Quietroom’s Joe Craig on a CDC wage for life.
Nice one Joe Craig ; it’s good to hear an expert communicator speaking about the position of ordinary people It’s what Terry Pullinger did with 120,000 postal workers. Terry explained to me that what people want to know is … Continue reading
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
Gordon Aitken (and others) may disagree with you. gordonmaitken.substack.com/p/i-said-insurers-were-funding-british