Monthly Archives: April 2014

Why employers cannot be “provider agnostic” about their workplace pension.

Posted on April 21, 2014 by henry tapper

At http://www.pensionplaypen.com, we are horrified by the slapdash way in which employers are choosing workplace pensions and the complacency of their advisers who seem solely intent on selling payroll and HR middleware. Continue reading →

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How we see the new annuity framework working

Posted on April 20, 2014 by henry tapper

Pension PlayPen response to the Treasury Paper “Freedom and choice in pensions.”     Pension PlayPen Ltd trades as http://www.pensionplaypen.com and is a leading portal through which employers and their advisers access information establish workplace pensions. This response has been … Continue reading →

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Will some employers need their own IGCs?

Posted on April 17, 2014 by henry tapper

  This blog’s for any employer or adviser with an existing workplace pension scheme (GPP or Stakeholder Pension), where you chose the funds offered to your staff.   I asked a question of the Pensions Regulator this week. He’d put … Continue reading →

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Pension PlayPen response to the DWP Command Paper on Workplace Pensions

Posted on April 17, 2014 by henry tapper

    Pension PlayPen Ltd trades as http://www.pensionplaypen.com and is the leading portal through which employers access information to stage auto-enrolment. The site allows employers to assess their workforce, determine a contribution structure, apply to workplace pension providers for terms … Continue reading →

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Pension tracking mortgages – a new idea from Josh Collins

Posted on April 16, 2014 by henry tapper

This article has been sent me by Josh Collins who describes himself on Linked In as  an “Aspiring pensions consultant, interested in improving the UK’s standard of living. Particular interests in: pensions, the care system (child and elderly), the NHS, … Continue reading →

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Beyond compliance…how to integrate your workplace pension into your business

Posted on April 15, 2014 by henry tapper

What is your organisation trying to get out of auto-enrolment? The answer will be as diverse as our business strategies! If we had to generalise, we at First Actuarial would chuck all the answers into two buckets; Bucket One is … Continue reading →

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What to do at Easter?

Posted on April 14, 2014 by henry tapper

Easter’s here and while many of us will be well planned , some will have had plans fall through and some- well let’s just say “we’re fluid!”. If you’re fluid and are looking for something to do with yourself/your family … Continue reading →

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“Agency has its advantages”; using Pension PlayPen with your clients

Posted on April 13, 2014 by henry tapper

What’s this all about? In 2014, Pension PlayPen wants to build a network of 1000 agents – people and organisations wanting to use our Choose A Pension Service to help their clients get a good workplace pension in advance of … Continue reading →

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More trust, fewer Trusts please!

Posted on April 12, 2014 by henry tapper

Take a look at this table (reproduced with the express permission of the Pension Regulator). It tells us that we have too many private sector trust based DC schemes (it also tells that we don’t know the difference between a GPP and DC … Continue reading →

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Governance not glumervance

Posted on April 11, 2014 by henry tapper

I am for good DC governance but I am not for DC glumervance. Glumervance is “glum governance” as preached by the puritan new model trustee. This is how on trustee firm explained the new measures for savers in the DWP Command Paper “the … Continue reading →

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