Monthly Archives: March 2013

“What’s expensive for a pension these days?”

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Most UK pension people may still agree with you and see 0.9% as cheap but not me. It might have been cheap in 2000 and it certainly isn’t today! Continue reading →

Posted in auto-enrolment, brand, corporate governance, customer service, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, fish, one pound fish, pensions, Personality, Retirement | Tagged , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

Give a straight red to active member discounts

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

What are active member discounts (AMDs) and what’s so wrong with them? Continue reading →

Posted in auto-enrolment, brand, dc pensions, Fiduciary Management, pensions, Personal Accounts, Popcorn Pensions | Tagged , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

Taxpayer subsidy for public service pensions to double over 6 years

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

This is an article from Michael Johnson. I agree with the numbers but I’m not so sure about the sentiment that lies behind it. As a nation we can afford anything if we chose to prioritise the spending and we … Continue reading →

Posted in Financial Education, First Actuarial, pensions, Public sector pensions, Royal Mail, smelly | Tagged , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Paying as you earn; the best way to save

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Monday will see the start of the benefits changes that will climax in the full introduction of the Universal Credit in a year’s time. This is not an article about these changes. But it takes it kicks off from a brilliant … Continue reading →

Posted in Change, dc pensions, Financial Education, Martin Lewis, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, St Paul's, Trades Union Congress, wonga | Tagged , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

Interesting….spin is self-defeating

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

every time we say one thing and mean another, we are creating distrust in the person who we are talking or writing to Continue reading →

Posted in brand, Financial Education, Henry Tapper blog, pension playpen, pensions, Personality, poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

All we are saying – give DA a chance!

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

“Possible easements for employers providing good pension schemes” Continue reading →

Posted in actuaries, auto-enrolment, dc pensions, defined aspiration, pension playpen, steve webb | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

How Payroll won friends and influenced Government

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

Hats off to the journalists, thought leaders , practitioners and trade representatives who worked together for good. In a couple of weeks they created a framework for change Continue reading →

Posted in auto-enrolment, dc pensions, leadership, Payroll, pensions, steve webb | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Better-buying makes auto-enrolment work

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

The promise of “Wealth at work” has disguised the paucity of the pension outcomes when work finishes. Continue reading →

Posted in auto-enrolment, corporate governance, dc pensions, First Actuarial, Henry Tapper blog, pensions, steve webb, target date funds | Tagged , , , , , , , | 15 Comments