Tag Archives: Government

The Regulator’s brilliant auto-enrolment website.

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

It is an example to other Government functions on how to engage with its audience. Continue reading →

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So what’s new in pension reform?

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

This is a round-up of the current issues buzzing around pensions; we’ll be producing plenty of these bulletins from http://www.pensionplaypen.com so do sign up to its email to get them. Auto-enrolment is underway; but even as staging commences, new pension … Continue reading →

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A momentous day for restoring confidence in UK pensions

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

We cannot have confidence in a system where member’s pensions can be impacted by as much as 30% though advisory arbitrage. Continue reading →

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Get up! Stand up! For your pension rights!

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

Governance on these schemes cannot be imposed by Government, it needs to happen organically – bottom up. Continue reading →

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Heavyweight support for CDC – the Dutchmen strike back!

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

I sit and watch; – like 1.2m other employers, I just want to see the money I pay into a workplace pension generate the best outcomes it can. Continue reading →

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Those Dutch Pensions – a Civil Servant writes

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

I get some feedback on my blogs from people I know who don’t want to or aren’t allowed to go public. Here’s an example from a formidable figure and a personal friend (who I know/hope has the skin or a rhino … Continue reading →

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Improving governance and best practice – Work and Pensions Committee

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

Trail commission has no more place in QWPS than consultancy charging Continue reading →

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The sins of the past

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

We have concentrated our thinking on how the financial services industry will cope with the new business strain of auto-enrolment. For many providers the bigger issue will be the impact on its existing business. Continue reading →

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A method to chose your workplace pension scheme.

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

I’d value your feedback on a scoring system we are developing which aims to provide employers with a method of rating one pension proposition against another. We want it used by employers looking to establish a new workplace scheme, and those who … Continue reading →

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Working for the clampdown?

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

“what are we going to do now?” Joe Strummer asked in 1979. Are we still working for the Clampdown? Continue reading →

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