At the EPFIF Trustee Circle last week, a speaker from a leading investment manager talked about the "gamblification" of the…
I've got six old workplace pots scattered around and honestly the admin of merging them has put me off for…
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Welsh Secretary Stephen Kinnock confirmed that Wales will secure a portion of the care funds irrespective of the political administration…
Tag Archives: VFM
“VFM framework” should follow horse racing’s Time Form and focus on winners and losers!
It’s the last week in August, so time to drag up the longest running failure to deliver we’ve ever had. Superfunds? Small pot consolidation? Pension Dashboards? VFM assessments? We are not getting good ideas into action. It has not been … Continue reading
Brian Henderson asks whether CDC gives you better VFM than DC – it depends!
You can download the document for yourself from here. Here is Brian’s introduction on social media
How do we work out how much is being paid for the management of private market assets?
It’s good to see Standard Life posting a good article on the management of funds holding assets not quoted in public markets. Are we getting value for the money we pay managers, let alone the assets that they manage? This … Continue reading
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Tagged Callum Stewart, carry, Fees, private markets, Standard Life, VFM
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Value for money from Private Equity – or a “stonk”? A stonk?
I like the FT and I like Alan Livsey but I sometimes get left behind by his articles! What is a stonk and why is it hard to benchmark the performance of held equity in private companies? I turned to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Livsey, Benchmark, ft, Pensions, Performance, Private Equity, stonk, VFM
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TPR – comfortable that VFM will help people make decisions – (they listen to the “right channels”)
In this episode of V-FM Pensions, hosts Darren and Nico chat to The Pensions Regulator’s Ben Gunnee. As well as being an Arsenal fan, Ben is TPR’s Executive Director for Market Oversight and is responsible for TPR’s engagement and interaction … Continue reading
“Are consumers being taken for a ride on price comparison sites?” asks Johnny Timpson
Johnny Timpson is one of our greatest consumers champions and he doesn’t get the recognition that he and his work deserve, Last week he was serving consumers well again. This weekend , I’ve been arguing that Moneysupermarket could be broadening … Continue reading
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Tagged defaqto, Healthcare, Johnny Timpson, MoneySupermarket, Peter Duffy, VFM
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Are different supermarket’s strawberries fungible? Is there VFM but in price?
I have been pondering this, My partner, who doesn’t like strawberries says they are and I say that Waitrose No 1 strawberries are different and are not fungible with Aldi strawberries which are half the price. I want to have … Continue reading
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Tagged chris sier, fungibility, Investopedia, jo cumbo, Strawberries, VFM
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Will DC ever have a period of market “certainty”?
Another group of worthy souls worry about the market uncertainty that DC schemes find themselves in (report here from Corporate Adviser). Could I throw a spanner in the wheels and suggest that what those in DC schemes want is some … Continue reading
Does this increased cost of a Regulator give any value to Pension Schemes and outcomes?
This question was posted on yesterday’s blog on the Pensions Regulator’s account of 2025/6. Derek Scott, a retired Trustee Chair and notable accountant had this in reply. I assume he talks of “value for money”; his comment is in reply … Continue reading
TPR’s cost to us increased from £104.8m to £115.2m in 2025/26; value for money?
Here is TPR’s statement; you make your mind up about VFM – shouldn’t that be everyone’s big question? The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) comprehensive net expenditure increased from £104.8m to £115.2m in 2025/26, as the regulator oversaw a workplace pensions … Continue reading
Couldn't agree with you more, Henry. The unthinking suggestion that the need to improve the adequacy of retirement income results…