Monthly Archives: February 2015
The Pension PlayPen guide to your pension freedoms
From April the unpopular tax rules that meant most people had to buy an annuity will change. Pensions are having a makeover which will give you better choices and more freedom. But to take advantage of this makeover, you need … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, Drawdown, Freedom and Choice, Guidance, pension, Pension advice, Pension Wise, state pension, workplace pension
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Let my money go!
I woke up to news that the Pension Play Pen RBS bank account can now be accessed by my iphone using fingertip security. Apparently mobile technology has outwitted clunky old pc technology which makes my thumb all that stands between … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, Pension Freedoms, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged Bank, digital, fingerprint recognition, I phone, Insurane, pension, Pension Freedoms, Security, Touchscreen
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The pernicious power of financial advertising
The incendiary resignation letter from Peter Oborne cites the removal of articles from the Telegraph’s website , claiming the articles went because of pressure from HSBC as a major advertiser. Buzzfeed have the story (and the article( here). I know … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, auto-enrolment, First Actuarial, Pension Freedoms, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged Advertising, auto enrolment, Aviva, Ease, financial advertising, HSBC, independence, L&G, NOW, NOW Pensions, Peter Oborne, Standard Life
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Are you on the bus? All aboard with the Pension PlayPen!
Tickets bought- bus hired – food ordered- we're ready but are you on the @Pensionplaypen bus to Cheltenham March 10? http://t.co/7L7HpGEu1R — Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) February 17, 2015 I get nervous this time of year! All the money spent … Continue reading
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NOW – that’s what I call pensions!
Why the Pension PlayPen supports NOW as a workplace pension It’s no easy thing starting a master trust from scratch. Though NOW Pensions, had the experience of running a state backed pension in Denmark (through parent APT), coming … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, auto-enrolment, now, pensions
Tagged employers, growing pains, MAoney Marketing, Mastertrusts, Moreton Nilsson, NOW, NOW Pensions, pension, pension scheme, pensions
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It’s only human nature after all!
It’s natural for us to crave money but we are not natural money saving experts. Debate has raged on this blog and on the Pension Play Pen group pages as to whether Pensions Wise is doomed along with the … Continue reading
How Payroll can avoid offering pension advice (in 5 easy lessons)!
The blog in a nutshell This is a long risk-warning to payroll bureau and their software suppliers who may be considering providing advice to employers by reducing the choice of pension options to one – a default. If you don’t … Continue reading
How challenging? We are IGC
I love it when you get “Pension News” from a lawyer. The latest gem comes from Pinsent Masons, who reveal that the FCA expects Independent Governance Committees to challenge insurance companies. This is what I call a “not news” story … Continue reading
Posted in governance, pensions
Tagged Business, Business and Economy, Charlie, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Financial services, governance, I am Charlie, IGC, Insurance, National Employment Savings Trust, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb
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Grown up brands
How does a brand develop gravitas? Almost all internet start-ups set out to disrupt and this disruption starts with the brand. From the fore-runner Egg to the much advertised Nutmeg, we are asked to think of the brand as something … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, brand, pensions
Tagged Brand, brand reputation, brand value, Business, dc pensions, first actuarial, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement
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Preparing the pocket to pick; a great guest blog from Ralph Frank
Multiple changes to the regulations governing the UK pensions landscape were announced in 2014. The most positive of these changes, in my opinion, related to the issues of transparency and governance. The ‘charges cap’ enjoyed the greatest prominence of … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, Business, charges, DWP, Employment, governance, Human Resources, Insurance, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, Pension new, pensions, Ralph Frank, Retirement
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