Monthly Archives: March 2020
Holding the thin blue line on pensions
1. The immediate threat of fraud The policing of pensions is a precarious business and the “thin blue line” is figurative. The police are reluctant , for good reason, to busy themselves in the complexities of criminal maladministration , prosecutions … Continue reading
Posted in age wage, Payroll, pensions
Tagged administration, Payroll, Pension Bee, pensions, scams
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Will Covid19 make Britain a fairer place?
There are signs that the pandemic has jolted Britain out of the lethargy that has persisted since the last economic crisis. In this blog, I simply reprint the comments of Torsten Bell , CEO of the Resolution Foundation, which … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative, coronavirus, pensions
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Bored? Why not save humanity?
By circuitous serendipity I have something to excite your braincells which could help us stabilise the economy, relieve pressure on healthcare systems and relieve suffering. http://www.PandemicChallenge.com The competition is a lure, the prizes are incentives. The objective is to … Continue reading
Web-conferencing and conduct risk
The fun has just begun… Lingo bingo has been around 25 years, I first played it when I was going through a painful strategic review with Bain back in the 1990s. Those – other than Bain, in the meeting room … Continue reading
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Pubs or jobs?
Pubs This is daft, no one is being asked to patrol in Helmand Province or down the Falls Road, sleep in the mud of the Somme. Maybe it could herald an about-turn of the slump in pub life? Either way, … Continue reading
Posted in consolidation, coronavirus, pensions
Tagged Corinavirus, COVID19, HMRC, pensions, Rishi Sunak
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Mothball or keep going?
Many small businesses are faced with a stark choice. Should they go into lockdown and effectively mothball what they have – for later reuse? Or should they move on and find a way to deliver some or all of their … Continue reading
Posted in age wage, coronavirus, pensions
Tagged AgeWage, Business relief, Coronavirus, COVID19, Grant, HMRC, HMT, pensions
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Can MaPS be our national wealth service?
There were two very good comments on my blog on MAPS’ recent webinar. My thrust was that MAPS is not behaving as it should and that it should be acting as the financial arm of our NHS – with acute … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, pensions
Tagged debt, MAPS, national wealth service, pensions
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USS : FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES – OR OPPORTUNITIES?
Jon Spain is one of Britain’s foremost actuarial thinkers. You don’t have to be an actuary to enjoy this piece – indeed it might help for non-actuaries to peer behind the actuarial covers – as Jon allows you … Continue reading
Is MaPS creating a UK Financial Wellbeing Movement?
At this time of crisis , we need to be deploying our resources to meet the immediate needs of our customers and MaPS should be no different Continue reading
Posted in age wage, pensions
Tagged advice, annuity, auto enrolment, Business, debt, Debt management plan, DWP, MAPS, Pensions
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The state of USS is the state of us.
In normal times, USS reporting itself to the Pensions Regulator for being under-funded would be considered a major news story. But what Jo Cumbo reported as happening yesterday is not headline news, it is a sideshow to what is being … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, actuaries, advice gap, age wage, pensions
Tagged Bill Galvin, jo cumbo, pensions, state of us, USS
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