Monthly Archives: July 2014
The Pension Regulator explodes ten common myths about auto-enrolment (slideshow)
TPR_DM_n2842893_v1B_FoAE_TPR_July_2014_Common_Myths The Pension Regulator’s auto-enrolment team is excellent. Thanks to a Friend of Auto-Enrolment, Neil Esslemont, for these excellent slides which are a must read for anyone advising on or staging
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“Who’s the we?” – a blog about advice and guidance
On Sunday I wrote a blog about the ten things I wanted to see in the Government’s response to the Consultation it’s been running following the retirement reforms announced in the budget. You can read it here. As we’re ten out … Continue reading
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10 things we’d see in Monday’s Guidance Guarantee!
Tomorrow (Monday 21st July), the Government will announce how it intends to deliver the guidance guaranteed to those reaching state pension age. We want an independent process that helps people take decisions rather than telling people what to do. We can’t … Continue reading
McIlroy and Faldo – the face of golf has changed
Stella and I were lucky enough to get to the first day of the OPEN (not the British Open). and to watch Rory McIlroy stride though 15 to 18 on the way to the first of two consecutive 66’s. Two … Continue reading
What are your CDC property rights?
Some pension promises are easy to value If I promise to pay you a monthly amount over the next five years, it is fairly easy to work out the value of that promise. At it’s simplest level the value is … Continue reading
What employers want to help them choose their pension.
The Pension Regulator has commissioned some research on what small employers want from pensions. I can share with you some of the key findings “48% of small and 79% of micro employers currently have no pension scheme so will have … Continue reading
……we have a problem, Brighton.
Every so often we get asked questions by people to whom the answers really matter. I’ll leave you to guess who might be asking these ones! a)Is there really a problem for unadvised small and micro employers to … Continue reading
Note to @stevewebb1 – My Pot can follow me to CDC.
John Ralfe, at a City seminar claimed there was no appetite for CDC either among employers or among members of pension schemes. Well I disagree; the people I talk to who are not in pensions say they want change- new … Continue reading
Ros Altmann’s presentation on the merits of employing #olderworkers
14 Jul 14 – Fuller Working Lives: Announcing the new Business Champion for Older Workers. A joint ILC-UK/DWP event hosted by Legal & General from ILC- UK According to Office for National Statistics estimates, in the next 10 years … Continue reading
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Tagged dc pensions, Government, Insurance, older workers, pension, Retirement, Ros Altmann, social media, Steve Webb
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Male, Pale and Stale – in your face!
I’m not having this demonisation of William Hague, who is leaving office today at the ripe “old”age of 53. Hague is a top man and a voice of sanity in a UKIPutous world He is leaving Government so that “Dave” Cameron … Continue reading
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