A perception that the self-employed don't like pensions is overstated as many of the self-employed save on their tax bills…
Hello Henry, Our insurers could do more for Britain etc Reference your sentences : '...For this means our pension funds…
Agreed JM. There is a philosophical gap over the respect of private property rights that fuels this, and more. I’ve…
Time to anticipate yet another raid on pension funds of the prudent. The magic bullet solutions just move the risk…
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Vanguard-urging us to save harder and convert out pot to pension is not working.
Vanguard has produced a document whose aims I most approve of but whose recommendations make no sense. Continue reading
Government should beware of regulators unable to protect flat dwellers from extortion
I fear that Labour MPs been influenced by bad actors who will hide behind regulation to extort through residential property management. Continue reading
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Royal London’s IGC report – a brave document.
Thanks to Colin Stewart , Chair of Royal London’s Independent Governance Committee. These reports have been running since 2016 so this is the 10th anniversary and the 11th time I’ve reported on Royal London. This is an excellent report (though … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, Colin Stewart, corporate governance, GPP, IGC, mutual, Pensions, Retirement, Royal London
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Our insurers could do more for Britain with the Pensions they buy-out
The insurers are currently under-investing in UK projects and overly investing in the US. It is hardly surprising when you see who now owns or partners with them to make a market of our UK pension schemes. Continue reading
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“Henry has been overtaxed” says the Economist – how did they know?
Henry is too rich and too poor to count, so the taxes pile up on him. Continue reading
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A good week for Torsten Bell and pension politics.
We were lucky to keep Torsten Bell as Pension Minister when Andy Burnham became Prime Minister. The Pension Schemes Act, the ongoing development of CDC and now the reform of the state pension to open the way for affordable long term care are an achievement in two years. Continue reading
TPR – can we have VFM scores at half time and full time!
We want scores at full time not just half time. Can we have results in a league table so savers can figure out the Value For their Money? Continue reading
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Tagged Emma Douglas, Full time, half-time, pensioners, Pensions, TPR, VFM
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Andy Burnham puts forward proper welfare reform for the right to get mad at.
We’ve hoped for welfare reform like this all century, now that we’ve got it, we should welcome it and do our bit to make it happen. That means stopping moaning and accepting change. Continue reading
Richard Smith’s GRASP proposal (“Guided Retirement Across Several Providers”)
He’s playing with fire when taking us on – on Tuesday; on Wednesday he’s with the firefighters Continue reading
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A CDC Question Time. My conversation with East Midlands Pensions UK in slides.
This group of professionals wanted to know what a CDC plan did for members and for employers sponsoring it. Continue reading
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Gordon Aitken (and others) may disagree with you. gordonmaitken.substack.com/p/i-said-insurers-were-funding-british