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From best of Dutch to worst of British pensions!
I had such hopes that the VFM podcast had turned a corner but I was mistaken. This week’s conversation with Jerry Butcher, the Director of Workplace at Scottish Widows is a stinker! Jerry Butcher came by recommendation; he is Robert … Continue reading
It happened in Canada, it could happen here. How scale gives opportunity to scam
A friend points me to a post by a Canadian who has quite a story to tell. The problem is that when a successful organisation (in this case the investment house CPP) get to manage a fund this large, they … Continue reading
Savers need to know how their savings did – say these heroes of VFM!
Jo is right, how we have done with our savings should be important to us in the UK as it is in her native Australia But it goes further than the analysis from Corporate Adviser (good as that is) Olly … Continue reading
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Real or Fixed income in retirement? Will the dashboard show, “value for money” over time?
Following my blog commending the two houses for getting the Pension Schemes Bill over the line, I got this comment from Richard Smith We have to do something to ensure we have one standard for regular income and to my … Continue reading
A positive from the morass that consumer VFM is stuck in!
The pensions industry has struggled with the idea of Value for Money for the consumer. I can’t remember who produced this infographic but it demonstrates the morass it fell into! Yesterday , I published an account by Guy Opperman of … Continue reading
I give up on VFM for pensions and so does Guy Opperman, I like the guy!
I don’t suppose that former Minister Guy Opperman knew he would be reported at the Aptia conference yesterday. He works for them a couple of days a month and was delivering the kind of comments that would have gone down … Continue reading
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Tagged Aptia, Business, CDC, DWP, FCA, Guy Opperman, pension, Pensions, Retirement, TPR, Value for Money, VFM
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Alternative ways to listen to Nico, Darren and now Richard and friends.
I am pleased that Darren and Nico have answered the questions that have been put to them but slightly disappointed that more challenging questions have not been asked. Here are the questioners who have been answered in one go though … Continue reading
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How well did your wealth manager really perform in 2025?
I do not often consider wealth management, I neither manage it or have management to have managed. Robin Powell comments on this world and as a friend I read what he says. You can do here in a blog he … Continue reading
Can DC pensions invest for growth or should we move to CDC?
The questions discussed on the VFM blog have so far been rather less than challenging. I posted my review of the latest podcast yesterday and got this question on my blog. John is an IFA who started in the mid … Continue reading
Questions to the VFM boys
I’ve listened to the V-FM Pensions #154 at which point the boys start answering the numerous questions that have followed their plea for an interrogation. Let’s be clear , this is the AI summary, not the inspiration of the boys. … Continue reading