Daily Archives: September 12, 2026

Can we please have some responsibility about pensions from the Times?

Posted on September 12, 2026 by henry tapper

Sorry Ben , you won’t have a million pound pension, you’ll have a £1m pot and a £40k pension (with proper inflation) You might get a level annuity at £65,000 (or more if you hung on) but would you get … Continue reading →

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Options, options, options – how can people make up their minds about pension”pots”!

Posted on September 12, 2026 by henry tapper

This might be an argument against defaulting people into “guided retirement” – aka flex and fit. Except there really isn’t any problem getting a payment into your bank account from as many sources as your bank cope with, which I’m … Continue reading →

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Arboreum’s CDC is supported by WPS – an actuarial firm , both are owned by “Collective pensions”

Posted on September 12, 2026 by henry tapper

I was a little confused about Arboreum so thanks to Ben Fowler for explaining the context of the company Arboreum Limited. It has two Directors, Ben and Adrian Boulding and is part of Collective Pensions. Ben is managing director of … Continue reading →

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Save more, spend less – targeted support for all says a commercial People’s Pension.

Posted on September 12, 2026 by henry tapper

Cutting out the need for financial advice. The amount of support people need at retirement is up to the difficulty of the choices that are set them and their confidence in what is being offered them. Financial advisers like DC … Continue reading →

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