Monthly Archives: July 2024

The right bill for pensioners , the wrong bill for the pensions industry

Posted on July 18, 2024 by henry tapper

The Sun has spoken, the Pension Schemes Bill is one for its readers, not the readers of the Pension trade press. I doubt that many pension experts are waking up this morning with good thoughts about the impending Pension Schemes … Continue reading →

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The Pension Schemes Bill ensures private pensions will continue to be paid.

Posted on July 18, 2024 by henry tapper

  The King’s speech, which laid out the new Labour government’s legislative priorities, contained details of a Pension Schemes Bill which would consolidate small pensions pots; test the value for money of schemes; oblige occupational pension schemes to offer new … Continue reading →

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“Hurry up!” – says Harry . Can the King help finish the job?

Posted on July 17, 2024 by henry tapper

This brilliant video by Harry is what you should be watching right now. BREAKING A Draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill This draft bill would allow leaseholders to extend their lease and buy their freehold and take over the freeholder’s … Continue reading →

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A King’s speech on pensions? Well we got a pensions bill of sorts!

Posted on July 17, 2024 by henry tapper

There is a pensions bill in the Kings Speech; Pension Schemes Bill Measures to prevent people from losing track of their pension pots through the consolidation of defined contribution (DC) individual deferred small pension pots. It is understood this will … Continue reading →

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CDC – by whom, through whom , to whom?

Posted on July 17, 2024 by henry tapper

  LCP tell us that after modelling two and a half thousand scenarios they have found that pound for pound, CDC delivers up to 50% more than standard DC when used on a “whole of life” basis. The finding is … Continue reading →

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Hymans’ Callum Cooper “if you could change one thing..”

Posted on July 16, 2024 by henry tapper

With the election fought and won, the new Labour Government has promised us a thorough review of workplace pensions. The consensus view is that this should be about the 2017 auto-enrolment reforms, promised by The Theresa May Government for delivery … Continue reading →

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Is pension nationalism good for the UK and its savers?

Posted on July 16, 2024 by henry tapper

A friend has passed me a re-print of an article in the Economist asking this question. I can share it on this link, you can read the original if you have a sub from here and you can read the … Continue reading →

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The big winner of American and French chaos is Britain

Posted on July 16, 2024 by henry tapper

  It is a lucky thing for newscasters and for British politics that the events that unfurled over the weekend in America happened after and not during the British election on July 4th. We have a clear benchmark for the … Continue reading →

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Will Labour unfreeze my state pension? – an expat asks…

Posted on July 15, 2024 by henry tapper

I have been asked to respond to this question from a reader of a national daily. This is a question that an awful lot of people living abroad with rights to the British State Pension will be asking themselves and … Continue reading →

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“Greggs or Gails” for fund supermarkets whinging about choice.

Posted on July 15, 2024 by henry tapper

I can hardly believe my screen Dan Olley, chief executive of Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK’s biggest consumer investment site, said it was “essential that we keep things as simple as possible”. James Carter of Fidelity International said “complexity destroys confidence” … Continue reading →

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