Monthly Archives: October 2016
NEST is not auto-enrolment
I went to a talk yesterday by a former shadow cabinet minister of state for the DWP. It was under Chatham House rules so I can’t tell you which one – it doesn’t matter which one – it matters … Continue reading
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Tagged API, auto enrolment, choice, dumbing down, lawyers, litigation, NEST, pensions, Technology, The Pensions Regulator, workplace Pensions
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What a week for UK Savers! (guest blog- Ralph Frank
Ralph’s been away (form this blog) for a couple of weeks-I’ve missed him! Now he’s back- that’s good! This past week has been a landmark week for pensions and savers in the UK. The Government made two significant, and positive, announcements … Continue reading
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The pernicious effect of NEST’s market distortion
Yesterday I wrote about the unsatisfactory outcome of an industry discussion with NEST. The PLSA debate on mastertrusts at their annual conference failed to properly engage with NEST’s ongoing role in the UK pensions market and the ambiguity of its … Continue reading
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Tagged API, auto enrolment, DWP, Helen Dean, NEST, Otto Thoresen, pension playpen, pensions, pensionsync, Strategy, Technology, TPR
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Pensions Regulator on Pensions Bill (like)
This blog’s from Andrew Warwick-Thompson who is Policy Director at the Pensions Regulator. As he’s had a lot of say in how the Pensions Schemes Bill was created, I’d expect him to like it. All the same – it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Warwick-Thompson, Blog, Mastertrusts, Pension Bill, pensions, TPR
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Was BHS a blessing?
At a rowdy debate at yesterday’s Battle of Ideas, my colleague Hilary Salt stoked the fires by claimed the fall of BHS was a milestone to improving British productivity. Nobody expressed disagreement – despite it being packed with left-wing thinkers. … Continue reading
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Tagged BHS, blockchain, Brexit, ethical, ethics, first actuarial, governance, Hilary Salt, Merryn Somerset Webb, pensions, Productivy, Technology
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Put up or shut up Otto – how are you paying back our money?
If you weren’t in Liverpool for last week’s PLSA conference, do not slit your wrists. You can watch the sessions on youtube. If you want to hear how product providers see the challenges on them and us- from the remaining … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, Drawdown, ft, josephine cumbo, NEST, Otto Thorsen, PLSA, the Pensins Regulator
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Wankerati and proud of it. My day at the Battle of Ideas.
I’m taking time out from slipping up and down the Thames on Lady Lucy to attend the Battle of Ideas . By the end of this weekend, I’ll have been to 10 debates on everything from “Are dating apps the end … Continue reading
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Tagged battle of Ideas, Blog, Google, Institute of Ideas, James Delirimpole, lady lucy, Wankerati
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What the Pension Bill means
The 2016 Pensions Bill was published this week and it will have serious implications for single employer occupational schemes, small-mostly insured executive arrangements and for the burgeoning market for commercial mastertrusts. The Bill will also ensure that occupational schemes cannot … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Warwick-Thompson, DWP, ft, Joi Cumbo, Lesley ticomb, MAF, NEST, NOW Pensions, Pensions Bill, professional pensions, TPR
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The Blockchain is boring – we aren’t!
If you read my blogs you’ll know that I see the Blockchain as boring and beautiful at the same time. It is boring because it creates a central purchasing ledger and it is beautiful because it puts millions of boring … Continue reading
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Tagged blockchain, Boring, Fun, henrytapper.com, Insurance, jobs, ledger, leisure, purchase
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Pensions for real – Even DC pensions!
All week we have been discussing how best to manage and measure Britain’s “pension deficits”. The FAB index which First Actuarial introduced last weekend has made quite an impression. My friend Rob Hammond will be on MoneyBox tomorrow lunchtime ; … Continue reading
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Tagged Con Keating, Fab Index, FABI, first actuarial, Moneybox, Nigel Wilson, pensions, real assets
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