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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Shopping for pensions
Internet marketing is a funny young business which looks the same as a funny old business called “shopping”. Continue reading
JacktheJouneyman – the PlayPen horse!
JacktheJouneyman raced for the first time at Ludlow yesterday and a hardy cross-section of the Pension PlayPen was there to see him finish fourth. Coming into the home straight the four year old had pulled for most of the race but … Continue reading
Posted in Henry Tapper blog, Horse racing, pension playpen
Tagged Equestrian, Gambling, Horse, Horse racing, Ludlow, Nicky Henderson, pension playpen, Playpen, racing, Rebecca Curtis, Sport, Sports, Straight (racing), Stratos
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No learning without doing!
NOTHING that’s precisely how much it will cost you to get an excellent pension plan at less than half the cost of a stakeholder pension. Continue reading
Steve Webb’s water-cooler moment
“You learn what they care about, what they understand and what they don’t. And you can join in. But what you can’t do, is take charge.” Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, annuity, pension playpen, pensions, social media
Tagged DWP, Minister (government), pension, social media, Steve Webb, Sun, Vincent Franklin, Webb
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“Nothing to do with us guv” – a sideways look at the FCA’s rules for platforms
I hope the FCA will have their binoculars trained on the corporate boxes of the asset managers this summer. We wouldn’t want any of our virtuous investment consultancies being mistaken from their chavvy retail cousins in taking the fund manager’s shilling. Continue reading
Posted in pensions
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Pot noodles member
Think technology Steve, small pots will become a lot smaller through aggregation and operation big fat pot may end up being renamed “Webb’s folly”.
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Posted in pensions
Tagged Department for Work and Pensions, DWP, Employment, Hansard, Insurance, pension, Steve Webb, Webb
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Improving governance and best practice – Work and Pensions Committee
Trail commission has no more place in QWPS than consultancy charging Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, pensions
Tagged Consultant, DC Comics, Government, GPP, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Scheme, Work and Pension Committee
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An encouraging tale of choice
I feel more enthusiastic about the investment section of the about to be launched http://www.pensionplaypen.com than any other. Continue reading
Posted in dc pensions, investment, ISA, pensions
Tagged AllianceBernstein, Funds, Mutual fund, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Playpen, Skandia, Standard Life
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Helping companies take decisions on pensions
One of the first thing you are taught at sales school is to “sell not tell”. Selling people an idea is about planting and nurturing an idea, not marching customers to the check-out desk. When it comes to taking a … Continue reading
Posted in pensions, Popcorn Pensions, Retirement
Tagged Business, Employment, Funds, Investing, Mutual Funds, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Question
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