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A wake up and a shake up for advisers and trustees in their “end game”
Two amendments are going through the House of Lords, framed by Baroness Altmann of Tottenham. I am proud to have played a part in this work but recognise the bulk of the momentum has been created by Stagecoach’s DB Pension, … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Business and Economy, CDC, corporate risk, DB, dc, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Pensions, Retirement, Ros Altmann, TPR, VFM, workplace Pensions
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Emma – be chair for pension regulation – not just our saving!
Our new chair of The Pensions Regulator will be Emma Douglas. I’ve been working with her since I was at Eagle Star selling corporate DC plans against here when she was at Threadneedle. Both of us were under one owner … Continue reading
Value for Money – a new way forward with a Pension Schemes Act?
The FCA have led the Value for Money, unlike previous versions where TPR led but hand in hand with it. The Government is progressing the Pension Schemes Bill 2025 to create new rules for certain trust-based pension schemes with defined … Continue reading
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Tagged FCA, Pension Scheme Bill, Pensions, Pensions Scheme Act, TPR, VFM
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Why are there still 4,838 DB schemes and what will happen in 2026?
Thanks to the Pension Protection Fund for using its data gathering prowess to keep those of us working in and commentating on pensions, armed with the right information. It’s the latest stuff from the Purple Book and it shows just … Continue reading
Meat and drink of a pension event – a compliant audience.
“Events” is an industry and the attendance of a small group of people is fought over. The events tend to be free and depend on the payment by sponsors to speak and promote in a hall. So Chatham House becomes … Continue reading
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Tagged Event, Nico Aspinall, Pension event, podcast, Terry Pullinger, VFM, Ye Olde Cocke
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No VFM from CDC? – an outburst from an actuary.
VFM podcast lasts more than 90 minutes. I don’t know if I’ll be nice to this lot again. It’s gone to their pod , the latest of which is nearly 93 minutes which may make sense for a game of … Continue reading
Pensions screwing leaseholders? We say- “cap freeholder fees”!
I have received a message from my friend Harry Scoffin, a young man who spoke at Pension PlayPen on rapacious behaviour of freeholders to leaseholders. Here’s what young Harry has sent me This has just dropped in the FT tonight: … Continue reading
Patrick Heath-Lay calls for simplicity – for his 7 million savers.
AgeWage has been a lonely beacon bleeping a signal of tsunamis over the past 8 years. The warning is that the billions of money building up in workplace pensions is not assessed by trustees, employers or members for the value … Continue reading
DB, DC, CDC? Just “pensions” – judged by VFM
It is interesting to hear comments on the Pension UK Conference from Nico Aspinall and Darren Philp I was aware that Nico was at the Conference but unaware of “the fringe” that Darren was at. To me, the Conference was … Continue reading
Instaviduals? How you get Pension VFM out of geo political conferences. Indeed.
Sophie Baker, South Londoner and Crystal Palace fan (funny how there are suddenly so many of them right now) is on the VFM podcast. Sophie is a journalist for a mag I’ve never read but which runs a Linked In … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterday, Australia, dc, Geo political, Oebnsions, VFM, World Pension Summit
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