Monthly Archives: September 2022

Liz Truss – “in at the deep end”.

Posted on September 5, 2022 by henry tapper

I’m not waiting till 12.30pm today to treat Liz Truss as the next Prime Minister, we’ve known for some weeks that she is the only horse left in the two horse race. Short of a technical disqualification what she is … Continue reading →

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“Reporting bosses who push workers to exit pension plans”, no answer.

Posted on September 5, 2022 by henry tapper

  According to the FT (reporting an exclusive) , the Pension Regulator has spoken on the tricky issue facing employers this winter over staff  “pausing” or opting-out” of auto-enrolment. Exclusive: Report bosses who push workers to exit #pension plans, says … Continue reading →

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“This is a Dunkirk Moment” – Field and Altmann’s tips to the new PM

Posted on September 4, 2022 by henry tapper

Our two best know pensioner peers wrote in the Daily Mail on Friday that Government should act to tame fuel inflation and reform the ownership of energy supply and production. I’m quoting wholesale from the article because it represents the … Continue reading →

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Dashboard frustration – have a thought for the consumer!

Posted on September 3, 2022 by henry tapper

Pensions minister Guy Opperman has rebuffed concerns over the timescale of the Pensions Dashboards Programme, adding that the project would have moved at even greater speed if he had his way – https://t.co/G60ch5mH33@GuyOpperman @PensionsDboards @TMiddletonFPMI @aca_news pic.twitter.com/frzp14OVJZ — Pensions Expert … Continue reading →

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CDC and “designer’s folly” – Stefan Lundbergh

Posted on September 3, 2022 by henry tapper

  Collective DC, and other whole of life solutions, look great on paper but they are also a perpetual source of debate. When it comes to pension design, I have identified two common practices which, in my opinion, could be labelled … Continue reading →

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Steve Webb and Mother’s Missing £Millions – Pension Playpen – Today!

Posted on September 2, 2022 by henry tapper

At today’s Pension PlayPen Coffee Morning event our former Pensions Minister, Sir Steve Webb, will be giving us an insight to a further Government debacle relating to Pensions and Benefits. A new campaign led by Sir Steve Webb has been launched … Continue reading →

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Is there ever a “right time”… for pension dashboards?

Posted on September 2, 2022 by henry tapper

In his recent podcast with Tom McPhail, a resolute Guy Opperman defended his engagement program saying there is “never a right time”. He cited the introduction of the Pension Schemes Act as a Bill in the time of Brexit, Covid … Continue reading →

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Pension Schemes lose inflation ruling to the great relief of the Treasury.

Posted on September 2, 2022 by henry tapper

Three pension funds took the Treasury to the High Court over changes to the retail price index and yesterday they lost. What this means to the schemes is that a lot of RPI linked gilts (linkers) will pay out less … Continue reading →

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Pension Bee and Snoop partner to help us manage our pension saving.

Posted on September 1, 2022 by henry tapper

I’m keen for pension providers to use innovative ways to help manage their pension saving. This looks a good initiative. Let’s hope that some workplace pension providers take note! PensionBee, has announced a partnership with money-saving app, Snoop, to help … Continue reading →

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“The theoretical and analytical basis for the DWP’s funding regulations are not fit for purpose”.

Posted on September 1, 2022 by henry tapper

This is the third in our series of blogs addressing the questions posed in the DWP’s Funding Regulations consultation. The previous blogs may be seen firstly here and secondly here. We follow the same conventions as in previous blogs. Industry … Continue reading →

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