Monthly Archives: November 2012

Why we don’t need to fear a pension “advice gap”.

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

Last night it was the House of Lords, this morning it was a Parliamentary Select Committee. Both were concerned that an “advice gap” has been created that will mean poor people do not get financial advice on retirement planning. The argument goes that … Continue reading →

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Do investment consultants need qualifications?

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

failure cannot be attributed to poor investment consultancy, more to an absence of investment consultancy where it matters Continue reading →

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DO GPPs need governance committees?

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

When Group Personal Pensions (GPPs) first became popular in the early 1990s, one of their chief selling points was that they needed little or no governance from an employer, the governance was applied centrally by the provider who operated as … Continue reading →

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Mark is a colleague and a mate- I love this blog even though it lives in a thought paradigm I don’t inhabit

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Project managing auto-enrolment

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

I received a polite e-mail from a company’s Finance Director yesterday. “I see First Actuarial are offering a project management service for small and medium sized companies staging auto-enrolment in 2014; I’ve got four questions for you 1. Why should I … Continue reading →

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Why the DC “game is up” for the active fund managers

Posted on November 24, 2012 by

Like landed salmon , they flap around on the bank, hoping they may get thrown back in the water. Continue reading →

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We won’t reinvigorate workplace savings like this

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

This paper has the watermark of a Department, Government and Minister that has run out of steam. Time to reinvigorate the DWP. Continue reading →

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Succinct and to the point

Posted on November 22, 2012 by

“Digital communications” have moved from Silicon Valley into our coat pockets in a decade. Continue reading →

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It worked for Wendy- how Morrisons staged auto-enrolment

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

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 →

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A defined ambition scheme that would work

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

Members want two things from their pensions, a decent retirement when they knock off work and certainty that they’ll get it during their working lives. It is extremely expensive to achieve these things and beyond the means of most people. If … Continue reading →

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