Monthly Archives: November 2023
Shane MacGowan , Jesus Christ and the Irish Condition
This post is a few years old written in lockdown. I’ve brought it up to date for Shane McGowan’s deathday. Shane MacGowan, the lead singer for the Pogues, celebrated his birthday on Christmas day. I liked this confused … Continue reading
Accepting this nonsense is foolish and dangerous
The headline poses a question that I suspect emerged from a marketing team meeting rather than LGIM’s member research. I was at a recent meeting of Legal & General savers – one of over 10,000 on a Teams call. I … Continue reading
TPR’s new broom wins hearts and minds at WPC
I’m afraid it’s not newsworthy – so will carry little coverage – but the session of the Work and Pensions Committee involving Nausicaa Delfas, Neil Bull and Louise Davey passed off without any great drama and the three people giving … Continue reading
Pot for life’s about “open pensions” – where’ve I heard that before?
I enjoyed reading Ian Macintyre’s blog ” Pot for Life – making it work“, you can too – via the link. Ian is someone who thinks a lot about connectivity and understands the connection between pension dashboards and the “stapling” … Continue reading
There’s only one Bin Afolami
Bim Afolami, who was promoted in a ministerial reshuffle this month, said on Tuesday that regulators “need to realise that if you’re regulating a market, in any area, there’s no point having the safest graveyard. Animal spirits need to be … Continue reading
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Britain should look to itself for pension reform, Toby!
The esteemed Toby Nangle flagged to me an article of his the FT published today. I think he had been reading a blog of mine which questioned whether the implementation of the 2017 AE reforms right now was a good … Continue reading
Fracking hell – it’s Oblivia Coalmine,
Ever wondered what your pension gets up to when you’re not looking? Meet Oblivia Coalmine 🔥#FrackingHell pic.twitter.com/okqxpaI8Yo — Make My Money Matter (@MMMoneyMatter) November 28, 2023 I speak with feeling, two years ago I moved my money into a Fossil … Continue reading
Pot for Life – when an employer bit off more than it could chew
I enjoy First Actuarial bulletins. This one’s so pithy it speaks for itself. We are light years away from pot for life and – as this case study shows, it’s not just payroll who’ll have problems! First Bulletin – … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, Financial services, first actuarial, pension, Pensions, Retirement
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TPR’s pragmatism gives sponsors encouragement and trustees hope.
The Pension Regulator has written a third blog in a month which moves forward the Mansion House reforms in a positive way The third blog by Mike Birch , is extremely well written and clear in its intent. … Continue reading
The advice gap’s gone- long live “The help gap”
I am working out if I need advice or guidance. I conclude I need help. But there is no help- there is a “help-gap”. There is a help gap because we have created one by making the business of saving … Continue reading
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