Monthly Archives: October 2015
Companies count the cost of pension freedoms
Pension freedoms are … creating a human resources burden, the CBI said, as company leaders try to ensure their older staff do not spend their pension pots early and face hanging on to their jobs when they should have retired. “Even … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, Defined Ambition, flat-rate tax-relief, Pension Freedoms, pensions, Tax, TEE
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Andrew and Christy Walker – a wonderful wedding!
My very good friend and work colleague Andrew Walker got married yesterday to the delightful Christy in Eton College chapel. It’s an extraordinary story of how this came to be since Andrew did not go to Eton and I suspect … Continue reading
Someone Is Spending Your Pension Money – (Guest blog from John Matlin)
I am grateful to my friend Per Andelius for this epic statement of the way things are in the USA. Much of it makes for unhappy reading as the central issue – outlined in the opening paragraphs – seems to … Continue reading
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Tagged John Matlin, pensions, Per Andelius, public finances, Treasury, USA
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What price support – and how much should bosses pay for NEST?
A few years ago, most us reckoned the future of auto-enrolment was NEST and when NEST published document’s like it’s “Future of retirement” it was because it could rightly claim the major stake in that proposition. But I’m not sure how much … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, pensions
Tagged auto enrolment, auto-enroment, DWP, HMRC, NEST, People's Pension, workplace Pensions
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Should the FCA oversee mastertrusts?
That was the question that was asked by one of the panellists at the launch of the PPI’s “Comparison of the regulatory frameworks for DC pensions. I am listed as one of the people providing input to the production of … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, Business, DWP, Employment, enforcment, FCA, Financial services, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, PPI, regulation, Retirement, TPR
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Pensions on Coronation Street (nearly)
Obsessed as I am by Kylie and David Plarr,I got home last night just in time ,switched on Gogglebox and saw Workie’s walk in the park. I have so far counted four people I know who like the DWP’s awareness campaign … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, auto-enrolment, pensions, PLSA
Tagged auto enrolment, pensions, PLSA, we're all in, Workie, workplace Pensions
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What to make of Workie?
@ The DWP Press Office twitter feed is a bit of a mess this morning ‘Pensions? Where we’re going we don’t need pensions…’ #DontIgnoreIt #BackToTheFuture https://t.co/fWkyXT9qBY pic.twitter.com/G1Pjx7P2oO — Department for Work and Pensions (@DWPgovuk) October 21, 2015 https://twitter.com/Macademimama/status/656797618215997440 Hey @UniversalPics, … Continue reading
Making auto-enrolment rather more fun! QTAC,tPR and Pension PlayPen by the sea
The business of learning is seldom made much fun, at least in adult circles. Children are more sensible about this and make games of education. Recently, we’ve embarked on a round Britain road trip to talk about how auto-enrolment might … Continue reading
PLSA to be of help?
Yesterday , the good egg that is Jonathan Stapleton forwarded me the PLSA’s press release announcing their initiative to help small business’ understand workplace pensions. The Pitch is straightforward “The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association knows pensions inside out … Continue reading
HAPPY RUGBY WINS!
As I seem to spend most of this weekend commuting from Central London to Eton on trains running through Twickenham, I have not been able to avoid the rugby world cup. I now know that West London is populated entirely by Kiwis, Boks and Aussies … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Australia, France, Happy, Irleland, NewZealand, rugby, RWC15, Scotland, South Africa, Wales
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