Monthly Archives: April 2022
Pension PlayPen Coffee Morning – Annuities are pants!!….or are they?
Type Online – join via http://www.pensionplaypen.com (evens) When April 26, 2022 10:30 Coffee Morning Event – Annuities are pants!…or are they? At this event we will be discussing how annuities have fallen out of favour in recent times but perhaps … Continue reading
Promoting workplace pensions as welcome to all
This blog asks “can workplace pensions be exclusive?” and concludes that on matters such as gender, ESG and ethnicity, they should embrace diversity and be “inclusive”. We find it harder to achieve this in some areas than others, but we … Continue reading
Adam Saron – a true gent.
I will use a very old fashioned word and say I feel like a real “heel”, this morning. My mother says it a lot so I’m not inclined to google its origination. Best left that I feel like a … Continue reading
Including the muslim faithful in workplace pensions
Let me start by declaring my prejudice. I am a practicing Christian who for 60 years has been taught that the teachings of Islam are wrong. I am also prejudiced against Islam because of the violence and intolerance I see … Continue reading
Savers suffer as providers throw rocks at each other
New research from Steph Hawthorne on behalf of the FT’s Pension Expert shows that nothing has changed from the data published by the DWP (except Smart aren’t sharing data with the FT) Here is the DWP data, based on … Continue reading
NOW gets its PR agency to write me an email
NOW pensions do not think my two recent articles about them are fair or accurate. Presumably they are looking for a retraction. I have nothing that I can retract. I have nothing to apologise for. I will try to understand … Continue reading
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A way to manage pension freedom – from a land down under.
FCA and TPR. Please read below a post from an Australian actuary called Jim Hennington. It describes the regulatory requirements placed on providers of retirement income in Australia. I have only inserted links, to help readers not familiar with terms … Continue reading
Covid Actuaries report improvement in canine longevity (it’s a dog’s life)
Friday Report: Issue 65 www.covidarg.com By: John Roberts, Adele Groyer, Matt Fletcher and Dan Ryan COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. COVID-19 is still one of the hottest topics for scientific papers and articles. The COVID-19 Actuaries … Continue reading
I am not a conspiracy theorist but… more thoughts on NOW, Uber and Adecco.
I am not a conspiracy theorist, but some of my readers have been reading yesterday’s blog into Uber, NOW Pensions and Adecco’s workplace pension as a good reason to opt-out of auto-enrolment. Put a workforce of whom the ACDU union … Continue reading
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If this is “pension freedom” – I’m a banana!
Bit of a shock. Looked at works pension summary today. Will have been in 6 years this coming November and only worth £100 more than total contributions #workspension #financialcrisis — Sian Cat 1960 (@LynxLair1960) April 21, 2022 People look at … Continue reading