Tag Archives: Employment

How’s this for a rip-off?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

I’m not sure if it’s my job to whistle blow and so far they have only followed 82 people on twitter (including me) – but don’t you reckon this kind of offer is a little dubious? Continue reading →

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The NAPF point the finger at the £1bn annuity scandal

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

The picture shows the current view of member behaviours in DC and it’s been around long enough for us to feel reasonably confident that it works . The diagram promotes investment strategies that suit the needs of the three member … Continue reading →

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A hunger to educate – more on Popcorn Pensions

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Hunger is not a word you’d associate with actuaries. One of our clients described the team working for her as “happy puppies” who approached the task of educating members with ” hunger“. These are not words that exist in the … Continue reading →

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To get better pensions we need to share risk

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Yesterday, Steve Webb announced he was  to review the level of protection that needed to be provided to private pensions in payment. His  intention is to help the solvency of defined benefit schemes which might need to reserve less for future guarantees. He is … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions, dc pensions, de-risking, annuity, Retirement, EU Solvency II, Fiduciary Management, NEST, corporate governance, Management | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Popcorn pensions

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

I was sitting in Kentucky Fried Chicken with my friend Mr Peter Shellswell last week. We were eating the salad in case you are wondering. Popcorn chicken and gravy is my fave but we’d decided to be good. Continue reading →

Posted in auto-enrolment, corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, EU Solvency II, Fiduciary Management, mallowstreet, pension playpen, Retirement, social media | Tagged , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Is Auto-Enrolment a busted flush? Pension Play Pen lunch Jan 2012

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

The Play Pen sat down for the 26th time at the Counting House on Monday 9th Jan 2012-the first working Monday of the month. It concluded that their was life in auto-enrolment though enthusiasm for the project and for NEST … Continue reading →

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How Shell announced the closure of its DB Scheme to members

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

UK Retirement Benefits Review – 2011                                                                                                       December 2011 This update is primarily aimed at employees of the Member Companies of the Shell Contributory Pension Fund (SCPF) and Shell Overseas Contributory Pension Fund (SOCPF) who are members of those funds or … Continue reading →

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A necessary strike

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

If there’s one area of consensus among the politicians this morning, it’s that the national pensions strike called for today (30th November) is unnecessary and something this country can ill afford. I disagree – this is a necessary strike, not … Continue reading →

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Treasury 1 DWP 0 (Steve Webb o.g. 89 minutes)

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

I wouldn’t like to be Steve Webb this afternoon. Having protested for the past few weeks that the DWP‘s auto-enrolment timeline was carved in stone, we learn today that employers with 3000 or less employees  (for details follow this link!) will have another year or so to … Continue reading →

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Why pay for advice? Take the poll!

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

[polldaddy poll=5703072] This is a question that troubles me – not surprising as I’m a pensions adviser who reckons his job is to get people to the point when they can manage their pension affairs by themselves. If advisory self sufficiency is … Continue reading →

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