Monthly Archives: February 2022
Why work when you can play?
This blog is one for everyone who is 50 or older and beginning to see work as a toad! “My income now is a third of when I was working, but I’m not spending a fortune on going to … Continue reading
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We need to know what goes on behind closed doors.
“The life chances and financial security of millions of people across the country depend on the timely and successful reform of this key piece of financial services regulation,” -Tracy Blackwell- Pension Insurance Corporation. Tracy Blackwell is right. Any reform … Continue reading
Cressida Dick deserves respect (and a good pension).
I like this picture, it reminds me how my childhood love of Noddy, Big Ears and the policeman turned. This is the image that conditioned to a five year old me, what the police force did. A non-threatening agent … Continue reading
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Tagged Cressida Dick, life on mars, minder, noddy, Sadiq khan, sweeney
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Australia’s Retirement Income Covenant is needed here!
This week, Australia took a significant step towards a more mature retirement income system with the passing of the Retirement Income Covenant legislation. The Covenant requires superannuation trustees to reassess traditional retirement products and investment strategies and to enact retirement … Continue reading
Will Rishi’s “loan-not loan” scheme do more harm than good?
Martin Lewis’ followers are backing Martin Lewis by four to one in his call to scrap the Treasury intervention in how we pay our fuel bills over the next five years. In around October 2022: EVERY ELECTRICITY BILL will be reduced … Continue reading
Should the pensioner or the tax-payer level up Britain?
Today’s front page splash in the FT is news that Government are moving fast to a relaxed position for UK insurers writing capital intensive annuity business. Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday 11 February https://t.co/7pah7kWWOD … Continue reading
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Tagged Build Back Britain, Conservative Home, L&G, Levelling up, Phoenix, Rishi Sunak
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State Pension Age Review – no scope-creep please!
The Government has published an open consultation; Second State Pension age review: independent report call for evidence It asks for us to go back to first principles and consider why we have a state pension and who pays for who. … Continue reading
Disclosures “contrary to the public interest”
As often happens , my conversations surrounding previous postings attract the attention of people better qualified to write the post. In this case Peter Drewienkiewicz, Chief Investment Officer at consultancy Redington. Here he is responding to a post of mine … Continue reading
AE tweak adds to payroll’s April woes
Payroll software developers and payroll managers will be facing a tough eight weeks leading up to the April payroll run. Yesterday (February 8th’s) belated announcement from the DWP of the new Auto-Enrolment thresholds (infact the old thresholds but with a … Continue reading
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