Monthly Archives: December 2012
Time to get tough on “dodgy” pensions – the Regulator speaks
Regular readers will know that I have for a few months been expecting and calling for a strengthening of the DWP’s stance on what makes for “good” and what kinds of pension scheme should Qualify for auto-enrolment. I did not … 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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Pensioners Rock the Play Pen -The Stones at the 02.
Every time we had a school assembly on drugs, my headmaster, DCM Pritchard, would hold up a picture of narcotic-addled wretches and ask us whether we wanted to be like them. But – that was exactly what we wanted to be like. For many of … Continue reading
Posted in Pension Rocks III, pensions, Popcorn Pensions
Tagged 02, Charlie Watts, Deptford, Gimme Shelter, Keith, Keith Richard, Mick, Mick Jagger, Midnight Rambler, roinnie wood, Rolling Stone, Rolling Stones, rollingstones, Stones
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