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I had earlier today read a medical research article reporting on a Japanese study that found that “supercentenarians” — those…
The simple truth is that the pension system is very good at taking your money, and may or may not…
That is a good point about the ordinary person/voter due to being too poor to get interested in political donations.…
Monthly Archives: August 2013
John Tapper’s retirement plan
The Auction catalogue tells us “Mr Tapper’s cows are a very nice lot, all young, of good size and colour and good milkers Continue reading
Posted in doctors, Henry Tapper blog, pensions, Popcorn Pensions, religion
Tagged auction, Business and Economy, cow, Employment, farner, oats, pig
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Hamlet and Piglet in conversation
The Oldie have asked for a 16 line poem that captures a conversation between Hamlet and Piglet Continue reading
What really worries bosses about pensions.
Are you going to walk up the garden path to ACME insurance who is promising you the earth-or are you going to take a look next door as well? Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, auto-enrolment, Payroll, pension playpen
Tagged bosses, Business, dc pensions, employers, Financial services, Government
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Why bother to save? – Invest instead!
What this policy is about is getting people to invest in real assets for the best interests in society Continue reading
Posted in annuity, auto-enrolment, Bankers, Change, club pension, Management, Mark Carney, pensions, social media, workplace pensions
Tagged BOE, Business, Business and Economy, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Fiscal, Government, Human Resources, Inflation, Insurance, interest, Mark Carney, monetary, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, rates, Retirement
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The lads say “provider follows member”.
In putting their heads above the parapet, the lads are taking the argument in the right direction. Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, one pound fish, pension playpen, pensions
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August PlayPen lunch; – AE without advice?
The PlayPen lunch split 5/5 on the issue, advisers and lawyers reckoning that advice was not only a practical but also a regulatory “must have” before employers staged auto-enrolment. In a regulatory context the division was on whether Steve Webb … Continue reading
Humpty Dumpty
What matters is that we are happy, thick skinned and grounded. Not like Humpty Dumpty at all! Continue reading
Posted in cannibalism, Suarez, Yeovil Town
Tagged Humpty-Dumpty, kings men, Yeovil Town, YTFC
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Can employers “do auto-enrolment” themselves?
The answer is with the financial services industry, with payroll and HR software manufacturers and with the providers of pensions themselves Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, auto-enrolment, pensions, Popcorn Pensions
Tagged auto enrolment, Business, DWP, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, Retirement, Steve Webb
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A simple way to get rid of violence – well done #ytfc
Well done Yeovil, well done the manager, the players and the fans. Well done to Millwall too! Continue reading
The Regulator offers employers help with selecting a workplace pension
I thoroughly recommend this document to any employer.
Posted in advice gap, auto-enrolment, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, Popcorn Pensions
Tagged Business, DWP, Employment, Financial services, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pensions, Politics, Retirement, Society, Steve Webb
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This is clearly a serious story about institutional accountability, bankruptcy and the treatment of former employees. But, although the immediate…