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51 years old , twice married, one son. Cambridge Graduate , Icelandic fisherman, failed management consultant. Rugby player, oarsman and double bassist.
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- RT @FSMarketingGuru: @henryhtapper aren't most journalists also bloggers too... Mixing art forms can only be good - agree Steph H. Is a cla…thanks 43 minutes ago
- @FSMarketingGuru agree; but the dividing line is clear - opinion v research? What do you think? #blogging v #journalism #pensionsthanks 45 minutes ago
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- Sitting next to someone who manages £20bn of assets. No one has spoken to her all lunch! #pensionsthanks 18 hours ago
- “@paullewismoney: offering me an Annunity - presumably a regular income for retired abbesses!” Was that the #pensions monk? @PensionsMonkeythanks 19 hours ago
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- Why bloggers won't replace journalists
- A democratic way to improve DC investment.
- Replacing the financial salesman in the workplace.
- Morrison's "Save our Dough" campaign.
- Commission - an unwanted risk.
- Who speaks for workplace pensions?
- A great day for Yeovil Town Football Club
- The Regulator's brilliant auto-enrolment website.
- "Fit lean pension machines" - an uncomfortable prospect?
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Category Archives: club pension
Working for the clampdown?
“what are we going to do now?” Joe Strummer asked in 1979. Are we still working for the Clampdown? Continue reading
Some of our insurers are missing
What have all these insurers got in common?
Answer, you can’t buy one of their personal pensions today.
Continue reading
Posted in Change, club pension, governance, pensions
Tagged Abbey Life, Friends Life, Insurance, Irish Life & Permanent, Lloyd, MetLife, Prudential, Standard Life
6 Comments
Taking meaningful investment choices off the shelf
I’m pleased to hear that NEST is planning to explain its investment plans that everyone can understand.I visited their offices last week and spoke with their chief investment officer about this. I hope that as part of this explanation , he’ll … Continue reading
Seven things to know about the new state pension!
These charts have been kindly donated by Citywire and their New Model Adviser team (to whom we should be very grateful). Each one of them surprised me. I dedicate this little blog to one of my heroes, Barbara Castle. If we … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, club pension, NEST, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement, steve webb
Tagged Flat rate, Government, National Insurance, pension, Pension Credit, Steve Webb, UK State Pension, White paper
3 Comments
“Comply or explain” – will “bottom up” regulation work for pensions?
“Comply or Explain” is a phrase that crept into the “corporate governance” lexicon after the 1992 Cadbury report. The idea’s that rather than demand compliance with Government standards, regulators give companies the option to comply or explain why they haven’t. … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, club pension, corporate governance, customer service, Fiduciary Management, Financial Education, napf, NEST, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Comply or explain, Employment, Government, Martin Lewis, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension Regulator, Regulator
11 Comments
The Regulator’s right to be cautious about mastertrusts
Over the past two years we’ve seen a number of multi-employer occupational schemes spruced up for auto-enrolment. We’ve seen a number of insurers and asset managers set up as the providers of master trusts. We’ve had a few financial advisers … Continue reading
“Exclusive” social media is foolish
If ever there was an organisation that has well and truly got social media, it is the Actuarial Post Continue reading
RDR and AE – what future for commissions and advisor-charging?
Every week we get a few more enquiries from concerned employers who are being told by their pension advisers about the changes coming next month from the Retail Distribution Review. There is variation on the theme but the overall message is clear. Pensions ”advice” is … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, auto-enrolment, club pension, dc pensions, de-risking, FSA, Payroll, pensions, Retirement
Tagged AMC, Company, DWP, Employment, Financial Services Authority, Human Resources, pension, Risk, The Pensions Regulator, Total Expense Ratio
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It worked for Wendy- how Morrisons staged auto-enrolment
If I had a vote for “pensions personality of the year, I’d give it to Wendy Taylor of Morrisons and I’d give her understudy Claire Ramus a “highly commended”! They’ve inspired their Board, their staff and they’ve brought a breath of fresh air to the … Continue reading
Without them we wouldn’t be free to read this
This blog’s written on Remembrance Day. Yesterday I blogged on ”Diversification and speculation are different“. One of 696 articles published since I set this site up. I think it’s on an important subject (default DC options) but its subject matter is … Continue reading
