Tag Archives: trust

Our right to dream of a fairer deal for older people.

Posted on February 16, 2020 by

It’s been another brutal week in politics. I’m glad that the pensions team in place at the start of it – remain in place at the end of it.  I’m pleased  that Guy Opperman remains our pensions minister. As my … Continue reading →

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A good day for master trusts

Posted on February 10, 2020 by

The FT run a scoop this morning, predicting that today the Pensions Regulator will withdraw its proposals to require small DC plans to be run by “professional trustees” and urging  that most of the 8000 single occupational trust based DC … Continue reading →

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Workplace pensions – value for money?

Posted on August 7, 2018 by

  This is the second of eight blogs answering the questions set out in the Work and Pension Select’s inquiry into transparency in pensions. The idea is that this blog, together with comments from anyone who chooses, will go to … Continue reading →

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Is there a “true and fair” way to value advice?

Posted on May 13, 2018 by

  Yesterday , I wrote a blog about “ownership” and how we cede ownership of our retirement savings – often to ill-effect. You can read that blog here. This follows up on that thinking and looks at a specific issue … Continue reading →

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Let’s stop pretending guidance is enough.

Posted on January 27, 2018 by

News that the Government has thrown out proposals for compulsory guidance to protect us from ourselves comes as no surprise to me , though it has clearly angered Ros Altmann. Writing on her blog, the former Pensions Minister writes of  the … Continue reading →

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“Trust is a fragile thing” – it’s based on sharing.

Posted on January 23, 2018 by

Alistair Queen of Aviva is a great representative of his company. He curated this graphic to twitter yesterday – and it was well liked. Alistair’s comment was made in the context of frustration from Jon Stapleton, a journalist who has done … Continue reading →

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Defined ambition – a trap avoided

Posted on December 15, 2017 by

This is a technical note from Con Keating that explains why mark-to-market accounting really doesn’t work for CDC. He sets out a more equitable basis for measuring funding. See if you can follow Con’s logic – I think I can … Continue reading →

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Less sales – more trustees please.

Posted on October 21, 2017 by

I was jogged out of my Friday night lethargy by this picture. Aon’s master trust has just been awarded a “Pension Quality Mark” by the PLSA.  I find this picture quite disturbing. The pensions minister Guy Opperman (right) is featured … Continue reading →

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Pensions need trust not more blue-sky concepts.

Posted on June 17, 2017 by

I’ve  received a request from a journalist I’m working on a programme about pensions that needs to be ‘blue sky’, conceptual and not mention the word pension I’m familiar with this kind of thing. There’s a view in the world … Continue reading →

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Is contract-based versus trust-based really the question? Guest Blog from Ralph Frank

Posted on August 3, 2016 by

Automatic Enrolment (“AE”) has resulted in an increase in Defined Contribution (“DC”) pension saving through Master Trusts (“MTs”).  This trust-based approach has overtaken contract-based arrangements, such as Group Personal Pensions, as the most popular form of DC saving.  A key … Continue reading →

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