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Virgin Money’s replacement pension still not ready – reports IGC.
The Virgin IGC published its Independent Governance Committees’ report on 28th September. I was under the mistaken belief that Virgin had downgraded its IGC to a GAA. I was wrong and apologies to Virgin Money , its IGC and in … Continue reading
Assessment of 2021 IGC reports – a boring read but an important one!
Despite the efforts of the FCA to make IGC reporting more relevant to ordinary savers, I found this crop of IGC reports were bland and unambitious in their reporting of VFM. No IGC suggested that value for money was not … Continue reading
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Tagged Aegon, Aviva, Fidelity, GAA, IGC, l7g, Prudential, Royal London, Scottish Widows, Standard Life, Vanguard, Virgin
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At last -an upbeat report from the Virgin Money IGC
The Virgin Money 2021 IGC report After five years of deadlock between Virgin Money and its IGC, I am pleased to read an IGC report from Sir David Chapman which reports achieved success in diversifying the default and reducing charges … Continue reading
The Virgin Money IGC has had enough.
For the first time in three years of reviewing IGC Chair Reports, I sensed an IGC that has had enough. Sir David Chapman’s third report concludes that the Virgin Stakeholder Pension is providing “Fair” value for money. But in the … Continue reading
Not drinking the Kool-Aid – The Virgin Money Stakeholder IGC
Remember Stakeholder Pensions? Virgin Money do! In fact Virgin were one of the great enthusiasts for Stakeholder Pensions, sadly their ambitions were never quite realised commercially but it’s good to see that Virgin continue to treat their Stakeholders fairly and … Continue reading
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Tagged governance, IGC, Northern Rock, Richard Branson, Scorecard, Sir David Chapman, Virgin, Virgin Money
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“Pension PlayPen – more serious than it sounds!”
Today I’m off to Newcastle to see a large company that helps people get paid. I’m travelling with a spring in my step after listening to Paul Lewis introduce me as Founder of “Pension PlayPen – more serious than it … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, Drawdown, pension playpen, pensions, Sex Pistols, Virgin
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