The headline run by the FT out of the maligned OBR’s report on pension is that only £2.2bn of the £160bn surplus capital in UK DB pensions is going to be drawn down by companies from the occu…

The headline run by the FT out of the maligned OBR’s report on pension is that only £2.2bn of the £160bn surplus capital in UK DB pensions is going to be drawn down by companies from the occu…

The headline run by the FT out of the maligned OBR's report on pension is that only £2.2bn of the £160bn surplus capital in UK DB pensions is going to be drawn down by companies from the occupational pensions they sponsor for their staff. That 's about 1,4% of the amount that if surpluses were fixed and trusted and not pledged to insurers to close down pensions, would be expected to be back in the British economy.

Steven Goddard CEO Pension Playpen Coffee Morning – The Greta Garbo Budget….A discussion! CPD included Type -Online When – Tuesday 2nd December 2025 at 10:30am You are cordially i…

Steven Goddard CEO Pension Playpen Coffee Morning - The Greta Garbo Budget....A discussion! CPD included Type -Online When - Tuesday 2nd December 2025 at 10:30am You are cordially invited to attend our next Coffee Morning event. Following the Budget on Wednesday 26th November 2025 we will be holding another "Round Table" debate on the Chancellors announcements...Is she holding on by her "fingernails"?

I agree with this blog though it’s not by me. Lucy Cohen, founder of accountancy business Mazuma and President of the Association of Accounting Technicians, says the Autumn Budget has left SM…

I agree with this blog though it's not by me. Lucy Cohen, founder of accountancy business Mazuma and President of the Association of Accounting Technicians, says the Autumn Budget has left SMEs out in the cold this winter. “Small businesses keep Britain running, they are the backbone of our nation, yet they have been treated as an afterthought,” said Lucy.

I am worried that the hyperscale build race will by-pass clean energy. What is the “hyperscale”. Ironically AI tells me! The hyperscale market refers to the global ecosystem of extremel…

From April 2027, well-funded defined benefit pension schemes will be permitted to pay surplus funds directly to scheme members over the normal minimum pension age where permitted by the scheme rule…

I spoke at the Pension PlayPen meeting on Tuesday ab0ut how our hour long meeting with a number of senior pension professionals on it, had failed to talk once about the opportunity the Budget gave …

I am worried that the hyperscale build race will by-pass clean energy. What is the "hyperscale". Ironically AI tells me! The hyperscale market refers to the global ecosystem of extremely large-scale data centers and the cloud services they provide, built to offer immense and flexible computing power on demand. This market is dominated by major tech companies like Amazon Web Services…

I spoke at the Pension PlayPen meeting on Tuesday ab0ut how our hour long meeting with a number of senior pension professionals on it, had failed to talk once about the opportunity the Budget gave Rachel Reeves to kickstart growth. It seems that so pre-occupied by the fiscal measures in the Budget , that we have lost sight on the capacity we now have to invest in our country.

I am very pleased that the Government has agreed to pay the surplus in this pension scheme to members. Well done Mark Walker and the investment team who have kept the coal workers inv…

I am very pleased that the Government has agreed to pay the surplus in this pension scheme to members. Well done Mark Walker and the investment team who have kept the coal workers invested in growth (mainly in equities). This is a great victory for a long-term view on pensions, unconstrained by the liability driven approach elsewhere. Here is the good news from BCSSS...

We have scary headlines over the Pension Salary Sacrifice yesterday. But the announcement is not about 25 but 29. It’s a slight of hand by Bell and Reeves. It pleases markets but hurts no-one…

We have scary headlines over the Pension Salary Sacrifice yesterday. But the announcement is not about 25 but 29. It's a slight of hand by Bell and Reeves. It pleases markets but hurts no-one. Putting aside the number ( I think the number should be more like £4.5bn), we should be very wary of this being scary,

Andy Smith makes an important point. He is a top actuary from Barnet Waddingham and a spokesperson for a generation of wronged pensioners he does not belong to, but who holds professional responsib…

Andy Smith makes an important point. He is a top actuary from Barnet Waddingham and a spokesperson for a generation of wronged pensioners he does not belong to, but who holds professional responsibility for being a proper actuary. Well there is plenty to be happy about and the PPF and FAS are showing the way for schemes that owe billions in unpaid increases to the pre-97 brigade who haven't got the right at least to some inflation linked pay (we hope backdated).

Here is a video of yesterday’s discussion from the Pension PlayPen’s Coffee Morning (November 25th) Yesterday’s discussion focussed on an agenda put together by Professor Michael …

Here is a video of yesterday’s discussion from the Pension PlayPen’s Coffee Morning (November 25th) Yesterday’s discussion focussed on an agenda put together by Professor Michael …

Here is a video of yesterday's discussion from the Pension PlayPen's Coffee Morning (November 25th) Yesterday's discussion focussed on an agenda put together by Professor Michael Bromwich To hear what a large group of pension professionals had to make of that, watch this video provided by the Pension PlayPen , whose coffee morning was hosted by Steve Goddard and conducted in conjunction with a group roughly called a "panel"

While you are having your breakfast, here’s a harrowing tale of trouble for leaseholders. If you’re a leaseholder – is there hope? If you are making money out of owning freeholds,…

While you are having your breakfast, here's a harrowing tale of trouble for leaseholders. If you're a leaseholder - is there hope? If you are making money out of owning freeholds, does the budget fill you with horror?

I am very pleased to see a story on the importance of our stock markets to our economic well-being. A couple of weeks back the London Stock Exchange organised a group of the CEOs of companies quote…

I read this and thought – this is what I want to know! Thanks to Gordon Aiken, I can bring you the views of someone who really understand List 2025 and what BPA insurers should do now. Note: …