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How Pensions are getting fairer.
I was speaking with a Scottish friend , an academic and one of the few politicians I know who was brought up without a lot of money in the family. I had to phrase that carefully, for when I first...
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Learning to live from what’s in the (pension) pot
Today’s the red letter day for the Pension Regulator (and to a lesser extent- the Pension Protection Fund) , when they find themselves under the scrutiny of the DWP Select Committee. In question is...
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How we sort the master trust problem
I sat next to someone at a meeting yesterday whose demeanour, ideas and the articulation of those ideas, was so impressive that I was at times scared to open my mouth. I felt in the presence of...
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A Faustian Pact that could hurt us all
Cut is the branch that might have grown full straight In a potentially disastrous development to the negotiations around British Steel’s pension benefits, the Government is considering allowing the...
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Shutting the stable door?
We probably know more about the solvency of our defined benefit pension schemes than we have ever done. They are subject to rigorous examination by Experian who stress test them for failure to...
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Good and bad news for Tata’s pension scheme
BSPS members down but not out The deal facing members of the British Steel Pension Schemes(BSPS) isn’t great , but it’s a whole lot better than that predicted. What’s clear is that there won’t be...
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The pension transfer debate can’t be left to experts!
I’m a big fan of outright hostility on social media, especially if it is directed at me. I don’t rate myself as anywhere near as good as Paul Lewis – who is the master at absorbing and developing such...
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30,000 is a lot of people.
At Wednesday’s hearing of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, Allan Johnston (Chair of the Trustees) told us that there were some 30,000 people who had yet to submit their option to BSPS in their...
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Don’t panic about Carillion’s pensions.
The fate of Carillion as a company is in the balance. Up to 20,000 jobs are at risk. Bond and equity holders are likely to lose substantial sums. Carillion driven projects are likely to suffer and...
View ArticleWhy Steelworkers should question this pension buy-out.
News that Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has rescued those former members of the British Steel Pension Scheme who are currently in the PPF assessment period has been widely promoted by PIC’s...
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