Monthly Archives: March 2023
ONS numbers show how “de-risking” did for growth
While most of us would see weight loss as a good thing, it can cause harm – especially when pursued fanatically. In this blog I look at latest Government figures and ask whether pension schemes are losing weight in the … Continue reading
CHRIS CURRY ON THE PENSION DASHBOARD – Pension PlayPen ; Tues 28th March
Steven Goddard CEO Pension Playpen Coffee Morning – Pension Dashboard delays! An update from MaPS CPD included Type – Online (+1Hr CPD) When – Tuesday March 28th, 2023 at 10:30am At our next event we are delighted that Chris … Continue reading
Boris Johnson could learn to answer questions from Laura Trott.
Yesterday brought the nation’s attention to the work of select committees, mainly due to the “grilling” of Boris Johnson by the Parliamentary Privilege’s Committee. It was hard not to notice just how professional that Committee behaved, how well briefed it … Continue reading
LCP finds partners to auto-cleanse pensions data
LCP has clubbed up with Transunion, the credit checker and Digidentity the digital identity verifier to work out better ways to get scheme data ready for buy-out and/or display on pension dashboards. It is also pretty important in paying them! … Continue reading
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Inflation ticks up yet again: what it means for pension savers and retirees
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure of inflation rose from 10.1% in January to 10.4% in February, according to Office for National Statistics figures published this morning. Ouch. If it wasn’t difficult enough, this morning’s surprise inflation figures make the … Continue reading
IHT – the hated death tax takes a record toll
When you lose a loved one, you expect some bills. But few expect a bill from the tax-man when an estate is valued at more than the deceased’s IHT allowance. But , because of fiscal creep, the cascade of wealth … Continue reading
Playing politics with the state pension age?
Pensions are in the news again and the FT’s lead story today is about the State Pension Age. The State Pension is more newsworthy than any other pension because it dwarfs all others in coverage and in the impact … Continue reading
Macron wins his pension battle – can we win ours?
Last night , Emmanuel Macron won his vote – just. He survived two no-confidence votes.The no-confidence motion filed by a small group called Liot garnered support from 278 members of parliament in the National Assembly, falling short by … Continue reading