Monthly Archives: April 2022
A proposal for Government on pensioner poverty,
In my earlier blog today , I argue that employers and pension providers should cease jawing about extra saving and focus on making existing saving more affordable for those struggling to heat and eat. In this blog, I ask whether … Continue reading
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Tagged DWP, Guy Opperman, heat the human, John Glen, Martin Lewis, Pension Credit
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Pensions and personal poverty; action needed now.
Let’s think about the question in this headline and the date it was asked. On the date of publication Savers and those spending their retirement savings were facing a hike in fuel bills and inflation reckoned by PWC to be … Continue reading
“No dress code” the Grand National’s other test of stamina
Aintree’s two crowds Aintree yesterday looked balmy on the telly (and my photo), but it was 8° on my phone when we showed up , fresh from the shuttle from Liverpool Central. 8º and a biting wind, and the … Continue reading
Searching for pensions? Beware of false flags
Anything by Paul Mcglone is a top read on pensions. Paul has an understanding for big data, the power of using it right and the dangers of getting it wrong. Here is an outstanding article that explains why Chris Curry … Continue reading
There were two regulators at BSPS
When the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) was restructured in 2017, its members were given a set of options for what to do with their pension “pot”, including transferring their funds out of the pension scheme altogether. Around 7,700 … Continue reading
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The bard of Salford- John Cooper Clarke
42 years after I last saw him, here is Johnny Clarke A great night out at the Hammersmith Odeon. “There are three benefits of Alzheimers, one, you get to meet new people every day; two, you can hide your own … Continue reading
Progress on the pension dashboard
The Government have many pension initiatives on the go, but the one that has caught the popular imagination is the pension dashboard. We like the idea of having a pension finding service that allows us to see all our pensions … Continue reading
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What an old musician can do for Ukraine
‘This is a crazy, unjust attack’: Pink Floyd re-form to support Ukraine https://t.co/iDRIQdHFnY — Guardian culture (@guardianculture) April 7, 2022 The Guardian offers an account of how Dave Gilmour found a way to produce a song with a Ukrainian musician … Continue reading
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FCA’s Dashboard Rules are not true and fair to the consumer.
Today marks the end of the FCA’s consultation on pension dashboard rules. This blog has followed the progress of the dashboard since it was clutched from the throttling hands of Esther McVey, to today – where it enjoys the … Continue reading
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An easier way to get people pension credit
What can workplace pensions do to help? A recent announcement from 15 large workplace pension plans explained that £1m was on the table to improve awareness of the advantages of saving for retirement through a workplace pension. But nothing was … Continue reading