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When money is no object…
This bill’s been floating around social media for a couple of years and floated onto my linked in timeline, a welcome diversion from glamorous marketing people showing off awards for financial services to the hospitality industry. I think it very … Continue reading
Time for some “hard-working” on VFM – says TPR.
There’s a telling sentence in Nina Blackett’s blog on VFM , published yesterday by TPR In January 2023, we published our joint industry consultation on a value for money (VFM) framework. Now, the FCA, working with TPR and DWP, has … Continue reading
NOW worry about the cost of the VFM Framework – I’m not surprised!
Lizzie Holliday worries that the cost of measuring value for money might outweigh its value. If I were Lizzie I’d keep my head down and look for a better job. Lizzie works for NOW pensions and I wonder if the cost … Continue reading
Why I see VFM as a necessary challenge to complacency
Timing It is well over a year that we have been discussing VFM in pensions. The Pensions Minister congregated the great and the good on 26th January 2023 to tell us it was coming and the first consultation arrived the … Continue reading
Look no LTAF! XPS delivers DC illiquids through a blended fund.
It is heartwarming to see a pension consultant designing a product for the good of savers who otherwise might get left behind. Much is made of consolidation of DC pension schemes but there is a core of smaller DC schemes … Continue reading
Paying better pensions when you can!
Martin Freeman is a long-time friend so I’m loathe to call him on pension issues but I’d like him to look at this photo and ask him what he sees. Is he looking at a group of over-privileged pensioners eager … Continue reading
From girlie-swot to governor – Sally Bridgeland’s podcast.
I admit to being a little intimidated by Sally Bridgeland whose presence is as impressive as her intellect. Credit to Darren and Nico for creating this podcast. The second half of Sally Bridgeland’s podcast with Nico and Darren is … Continue reading
One word for schools, one word for pension schemes
The single word Ofsted judgment The public loves it, education hates it, the one word that describes the state of the school our children go to, is how we measure education matters in a busy world. The system of one-word … Continue reading
Investment beliefs – Steely Dan and my Pretzel Logic
A pessimist looks at the UK and European markets and considers America expensive while the optimist calls the UK and Europe cheap. This Monday morning Robert Armstrong tries to steer a middle course suggesting that value for money is in … Continue reading
A sensible outcome to the General Levy Consultation
There are two ways to react to the Government’s u-turn on their “option 3” proposal for the General Levy. Option 3- aka “the nuclear option ” would have seen small occupational schemes having to stump up an extra £10,000 in … Continue reading