Monthly Archives: January 2015
A tax on a tax
Yesterday I wrote about the various Government interventions that employers in the UK have had to cope with. My point was that the employer is increasingly being used as the unpaid agent of the welfare state. Auto-enrolment is one case … Continue reading
Haven’t employers done their bit?
Employers have a right to feel put upon. I hear that the Pensions Minister is disappointed that large employers are not interested in delivering pension freedoms to retiring staff. If he believed that employers were prepared to take on responsibility … Continue reading
“Collaboration” is not a dirty word
In this article, I am setting out First Actuarial’s and Pension PlayPen’s auto-enrolment strategy for 2015 and beyond. It is a strategy that sets out to collaborate with not compete with advisers. Why we chose to work … Continue reading
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