Historian Joseph S Moore's book, "How To Get Rich The American Way", challenges these illustrations of 200-year compounding, Henry. The…
The article link you posted simply goes to my alma mater's website, the Adam Smith Business School at University of…
Yes Derek, I gave the quotation origin in the second post. The U.K. is not always as united and the…
Your quote, John, is from an essay "This is why UK living standards are struggling to improve", published today in…
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A third of #PUKAC26 employers actively exploring CDC to be their workplace pension
This is in line with a projection made earlier this year that a third of DC plans would switch to CDC. Continue reading
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Tagged Aptia, CDC, CDC fund, Guy Opperman, Hari Mann, John Wilson, PUKA26, Sophie Smith, UMES CDC
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Compulsory education – needed to turn pots to pensions (says L&G)
News that one of the three largest DC workplace pensions is promoting compulsory education make staff understand their pension pot, is an admission of failure. Continue reading
An Eiffely fun video from Richard Smith on the Pension Dashboard
So Richard is putting together his best clips to provide an alternative view of the Pensions Conference, the one he (and I) would have liked to have gone to! Continue reading
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Tagged Conference, Dashboard, henry tapper, Pension UK, Pensions, Pensions Dashboard, Richard Smith
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What our biggest pension funds are doing with infrastructure – train reading!
I can think of worse ways to kick off the Conference than to read this report as you go up on the train to Liverpool. Continue reading
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Tagged border to coast, Business, IFM, Infrastructure, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pension new
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The cost of living won’t go down if pension “tax”goes up 50%
Pensions UK should withdraw their demand for a 50% increase in revenues and think about whether they are selling pots or pensions to the people who elect politicians. Continue reading
Do markets actually work in pensions?
The markets do NOT work in pensions; our trade association has to address the problem we have with turning pots to pensions. “Outcomes” are currently unsatisfactory. Continue reading
What we’re going to love about the pensions dashboard – Richard Smith
This week we will remind those there with institutional hats about ordinary people . This time what we are going to love most about the Dashboard. Continue reading
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Tagged DB schemes, DC schemes, Pension Dashboard, Pensions, Richard Smith, state pension
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We’re so obsessed by the value of our property; we forget we need the wage to live in it!
We are so emotional about the “family home” that we forget we need a wage in retirement to pay the household and then care bills. IHT relief’s an extension of this obsession. Continue reading
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Tagged Badenoch, House, IHT, Pensions, Price, value, Wage in retirement
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What kind of master trust is that then Aon?
We think switching to a CDC just for yourself (a Royal Mail replica) will not be popular. But popularity for CDC master trusts will be much higher! Continue reading
Such an important topic! Students need skills that prepare them for real-world challenges.