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Tag Archives: Zurich
Zurich’s IGC – keeping Zurich honest.
Zurich ‘s IGC Chair’s statement is out ; it’s punchy. It’s chair, Anna Bradley has a much wider sphere of influence than just pensions and it shows. This is from her opening remarks …you have told us that service standards … Continue reading
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Don’t pander to pension populism! Zurich big-wig hits out at “freedoms”
“I have no time for populism” , was the astonishing rebuttal of top Zurich Insurance shrink Stefan Kroepfl. Kroepfl, who is global head of life business analysis – is no lightweight, nor was the discussion that ensued at this Dutch … Continue reading
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Expel the corporates – our classrooms are for teaching!
Here are two blogs , one from the CEO of TPAS and one from the head of strategic partnerships at Zurich Insurance. The blogs occurred consecutively on my linked in stream Blog one can be found here Blog two … Continue reading
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IGC Class of 2018 – the results are in – this is how your Chair Report stacks up.
So here are my ratings for the principal IGC reports that I can find. There may be more reports skulking out there and I’ll be adding them if they get reported to me! As you can see, they … Continue reading
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Posted in IGC, pensions
Tagged Aegon, Aviva, Black Rock, Chair, Fidelity, IGC, L&G, Old Mutual, pensions, Prudential, Scottish Widows, Standard, Zurich
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Laugh, cry, applaud! Zurich’s IGC report is flawed – but a “must read”
I don’t know whether to laugh, applaud or cry when reading Zurich IGC reports and Laurie Edmans’ third report is no exception. Laugh – because of Laurie’s brutal honesty But from the members’ perspective, it does not matter whether the … Continue reading
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Tagged IGC, Laurie Edmonds, pensions, Scottish Widows, Zurich
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Taylor – the Full Monty or a stitch-up?
I was asked to comment on the impact of the Taylor Report on Payroll at the Reward Autumn Update. Though I had been promised a script from Matthew Taylor himself, it never turned up – maybe I was stitched … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, gig-economy, Matthew Taylor, pensions, PPI, self-employed, Zurich
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Zurich and Widows, a sensible marriage?
I had better be careful here, my partner Stella is Group Pensions Director at Lloyds Banking Group and I am a Zurich pensioner and ex- head of sales of the Zurich workplace proposition. I have -as they say – … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate pensions, Eagle Star, Lloyds Banking Group, Zurich
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Over 55 and still paying commission on your pension?!*!
It may surprise you, but I am still paying commission to Allied Dunbar on a pension I took out in 1986 and stopped paying into in 1989. That commission works out as a 3.5% pa charge on the units I … Continue reading
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Slow and steady – the Zurich IGC
Laurie Edmans, Zurich’s IGC chair is a laid-back man. It shows in the IGC report that is considered and unhurried. It is a very good read as a deliberation on value for money though it is rather short on action … Continue reading
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Tagged edmans, pensions, Transaction costs, workplace pension, Zurich, zurich igc
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Paul Trickett – a big thank you!
I understand that Paul Trickett is joining Aviva as a Director of the Life Company. Paul tells me he has resigned his posts as Chair of the Trustees of the Zurich Staff Pension Scheme and of the L&G Master Trust. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aviva, Chair, IGC, Mastertrust, Paul Trickett, Zurich
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