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McPhail lays into Bell over mandation
Ed Miliband is no longer the most dangerous man in government Forget the energy secretary, it’s the minister rewriting pension rules and lending a hand on the budget that you need to worry about Tom McPhail Since Labour took power … Continue reading
LGPS – £147bn is an ECONOMIC MIRACLE – what should be done?
Where to do with the financial strength of Local Government Pension Funds? Let’s not be shy about this. LGPS employers have put a lot of money into their schemes over the past 20 years to keep their pension obligations. It … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, CDC, Collegia, LGPS, Pensions, Public finance, Sam Seaton, Steve Simkins, Torsten Bell
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Torsten v Webb – Hutton v Cumbo , regulators . legislators and 1600 delegates
There were three plenaries on the middle day of the Pension UK conference. A debate and a panel session book casing the Pension Minister’s irascible follow up to his speech in the Spring to the PLSA. First Bell joshing with … Continue reading
Labour lobby v labour pension discussion; which would you go to?
It’s interesting to see the ways that two organisations take politics. I am talking about attending and presenting ideas at the Labour Party Conference and how the Social Market Foundation work with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries to get … Continue reading
Torsten Bell and Alexandra Miles; Social Market Foundation #Labour
Detail is scant but news is that Torsten spoke to a group at Labour Conference on Sunday , a group congregated to talk about pensions and including on a friend of this blog – Alexandra Miles. A little news has … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandra Miles, Labour, Lavour Party Conference, Liverpool, Pensions, Torsten Bell
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PPF confirms general levy for 2025/26 (there isn’t one).
PPF decision saves £45m for UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes Benefits nearly 5,000 DB schemes and their sponsoring employers Marks significant milestone on PPF’s journey to financial self sufficiency Move supports government’s pension reforms and productive investment goals The … Continue reading
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Tagged Levy, Pensions, ppf, slashed, Torsten Bell, zero
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Emma makes Torsten a long-standing Minister.
Emma Reynolds is onto her third ministerial role this year A fuller version of her year so far is on her parliamentarian CV. I thought I’d get a mention for her time as Minister for Pensions on her linked in … Continue reading
An angry and animated Torsten Bell discusses parts of his Pension Schemes Bill
Torsten Bell did not look a happy Pension Minister when he had to deal with a question about Pre-97 indexation of FAS schemes. You can tell that Terry Monk behind Torsten Bell has slightly less defensive body language and a … Continue reading
Pensions Minister legislates; Pensions Secretary changes
Well the name of the Pension Minister , Torsten Bell has not been mentioned in the reshuffle which is just as well. His boss has however changed and so has a lot of the Labour Cabinet , you can … Continue reading
2030 and all that ..the income, wealth and pension strategy delivered to time
For those who like this kind of gesturing, the 2023 report by Torsten Bell’s Resolution Foundation (reporting on how to get Britain out of stagnation) has been marked the Economy 2030 Inquiry 2030 is also a staging date for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Budget, Income, Pensions, Rachel Reeves, Tax, Torsten Bell, Wealth
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