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New Labour against Newer Labour ; Blair v Bell
I don’t spend much time on twitter any more and what I spend I follow people that I know who have influence. I have particularly respected two politicians in the last thirty years who support Labour. The first is … Continue reading
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The dangers of heat, sun and tolerance to constitution!
This morning is cooler outside than it is within our house, I have opened the window as instructed. We , like most British households, do not have air-conditioning and I paid a price for that on Monday. I arrived back … Continue reading
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Plucking pension morsels from the insurer’s mouth
Pension schemes have been teeing up bonuses for insurance company executives for so long you’d think they were owed them. Standard Life and The ABI got their report from the “independent” Pension Policy Institute. This blog agrees that surpluses are … Continue reading
“By 50 year olds – for 50 year olds” – a pension system needing a relaunch- Richard Smith
Richard Smith has clipped this showing who understands pensions and who doesn’t. It’s produced by the people who are building the pension dashboard and boy/girl, they’re thorough. Here’s Richard explaining and including a link to Kate Shiner’s work. The chart … Continue reading
Trusteeship that focuses on maximising people’s pensions – with CDC!
Paul has produced for trustees tempted by CDC a brief outline of the task they face and the people they must please. You can find it here There are a number of people who may be interested in what … Continue reading
CDC as a workplace pension has arrived – says Aon
Aon has issued a statement that suggests that it, unlike the other large consultancies is keen to get on with it and as it did with mastertrusts, get stuck in. This is the company that was driven by Kevin … Continue reading
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Forget future austerity where prices rise faster than earnings – even in pensions!
According to the FT , we are about to enter our fourth period when earnings don’t keep up with inflation since 2008. For many people with school economics, we grew up with average earnings being against of real price indexation … Continue reading
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A green light to drive to the Mansion House with Christos Christou
A first rate meeting of minds this morning at Pension PlayPen. Here is the video. The slides are inside the presentation and feel free to clip if you need them. We are grateful for Christos for giving us his help … Continue reading
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“Save in ISAs rather than pensions?” Why?
This question is floating around on social media and gave me some thought over the weekend. It follows up an article I wrote about Steve Webb’s comments on the Pension Commission. “Otherwise why bother with pensions? We might as well … Continue reading
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Webb says we need the triple lock because private pensions aren’t taking up the strain
Steve Webb isn’t afraid to hold back and though he recognises that the triple-lock isn’t sustainable, he sees no alternative to continuing it right now for people who are ill-served by private pensions. In short, a decent state pension remains vital because … Continue reading