Richard Butcher

PLSA chair says a pension was his family’s lifesaver, and will be for many others

James Phillips speaks to Richard Butcher about four years spent opening up the PLSA

With so much drawing attention, focus on making a difference, says Richard Butcher

CDC and TCFD regulations were the biggest stories for Professional Pensions readers this week

Policy board chair takes over from Richard Butcher at the PLSA’s AGM in October

PTL warning comes as figures show the average pension pot is 18% of the recommended total

Defined contribution (DC) pension members are heading for a “worse catastrophe than previously thought” with regards to adequacy models, according to PTL.

The industry needs to proceed with caution when giving members’ the illusion they have voting rights on the shares in their pension scheme, PTL says.

The pensions industry should “take advantage of our increasingly connected society” to drive enhancement in pensions, PTL says.

Defined contribution (DC) scheme consolidation could be undone as diseconomies of scale begin to emerge, says PTL managing director Richard Butcher.