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We will get VFM when IGCs and Trustees are independent.
This blog argues that advisers have no business interfering in the IGC’s and Trustee’s analysis of VFM. Jonathan Parker: Value for money back under the spotlight I have since their formation in 2015, thought IGCs in the pocket of the … Continue reading
Trustees are for members , not just compliance
Maggie Roger has written a sensible article that explains why member nominated trustees are essential to good governance. Increasingly we are seeing professional trustees taking not just the lead role but the only role as trustees. The view that schemes … Continue reading
“Tapper launches mutual CDC provider” – Corporate Adviser
Published by John Greenwood March 16, 2026 Original on this link A new multi-employer collective DC (CDC) provider has been established by Henry Tapper, chair of AgeWage and head of Pension PlayPen, and Goddard Perry Actuarial senior actuarial consultant Chris Bunford. … Continue reading
Does a DC plan really need to be big to provide a pension?
Millions of defined contribution (DC) savers now have access to in-scheme retirement options, signalling a shift from a savings system to a pension system, the latest data from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) reveals. So says Jonathan Stapleton in Professional pensions … Continue reading
TPR’s vision of a future DB market including buy-outs, superfunds and schemes just carrying on
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has encouraged trustees and employers to actively consider their defined benefit (DB) scheme endgame strategies, as a “step change” in funding levels is transforming the DB landscape. Publishing its first DB universe projection model report, TPR said … Continue reading
Technology elevates “administration” to “pension’s ecosystem”.
Sometimes you pick up a gem from social media that makes you want to shout “yes!” . Thanks to all on this thread that says what needs to be said. “Administration” is an inadequate word for the delivery of pensions … Continue reading
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AI Live Testing: Can the FCA can support safe and responsible AI deployment?
We are caught in a bind about AI. Our pension pots depend on the Magnificent 7’s AI enterprise not being a bubble that bursts not just California’s technology but our retirement saving. But it’s more fundamental than that! This and … Continue reading
A new TPR? It needs a refresh and these projects to get going!
There are a number of initiatives going on at The Pensions Regulator. Yesterday I contributed to one of them – the “Vision” that is being lead by Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames You can read the project that the “Vision” is on this … Continue reading
Pensions are important to employers
This is the result of a survey by Barnett Waddingham about what matters to employers when it comes to rewarding staff. It’s #1 and 2 in the priorities but let’s be clear, it’s not pensions that employers consider they are … Continue reading
Finfluence; a safer way to learn about money?
There has been a lot of discussion this week about whether we should stop the young from watching things on social media. I wonder if the readers of this blog are not prone to spending too much of their time … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Business, CDC, CDC Code, DWP, FCA, Financial services, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, Pensions, Retirement, TPR, VFM, workplace savings
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