Monthly Archives: April 2021

Simple pension wisdom from Steve Webb

Is Steve Webb emerging as the long awaited Martin Lewis of pensions? Webb’s deep understanding of state benefits and of the state pension in particular, coupled with a kind and liberal manner, means he is becoming much more than his … Continue reading

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Rishi’s NHS pension U-turn (Ref; APRILFULDY.21TG)

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Fair shares from the state pension

  In her recent article on the state pension in the FT, Sarah O’Connor reminds us “In the UK in 1917, King George V sent 24 congratulatory telegrams to citizens who had reached their 100th birthday. By the mid-1980s there … Continue reading

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One small step for a start-up! AgeWage graduates from the FCA sandbox!

AgeWage successfully completes its Sandbox testing.   AgeWage, a Fintech providing value for money measurement for DC pensions has exited the FCA Innovation sandbox and is now directly authorised to give pension guidance to trustees, employers and savers. AgeWage was … Continue reading

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Govt. data shows the dynamism of Defined Contribution workplace pensions

In the past two weeks, we have had two government reports on the shape of the UK funded pension market. The first – the Office of National Statistics report presents a snapshot of the entire DB/DC market last summer. It … Continue reading

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