Category Archives: accountants
One million employers buying pensions in the dark.
I am comfortable with the interventions by Government in the sales side of workplace pensions. The DWP’s minimum standards legislation is progressing well and we look forward to seeing some secondary legislation in September. The Treasury’s work transforming the choices … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, auto-enrolment, DWP, NEST, now, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, Start ups
Tagged PensionPlaypen, pensions, Policy, Politics, Pot, Pot-follow-member, The Open, The Pensions Regulator
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The instructive tale of Freddy Flumper and Tony Lamborghini
As I didn’t dare hope, the Treasury continue down the pension reform fairway. Having hit a 325 yard drive into position A with their Budget reforms, they’ve hit a 275 yard second to the heart of the green with ‘uncrystallised … Continue reading
Auto-enrolment’s tactical- pensions are strategic
The old questions “are you managing your business or is your business managing you?” and “fail to plan, plan to fail” are annoyingly true- annoying because they are business clichés and doubly annoying as they remind us of the … Continue reading
“Value for money” key to DC Governance say FCA.
The FCA published yesterday an important consultation (CPA14/16) proposing rules for independent governance committees (IGCs). The introduction of IGCs was agreed by the ABI as part of a deal with the Office of Fair Trading that fended off insurers being referred to a more serious investigation. The main … Continue reading
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Tagged dc, DC Governance, FCA, governance
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Ros Altmann’s presentation on the merits of employing #olderworkers
14 Jul 14 – Fuller Working Lives: Announcing the new Business Champion for Older Workers. A joint ILC-UK/DWP event hosted by Legal & General from ILC- UK According to Office for National Statistics estimates, in the next 10 years … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, advice gap, brand, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged dc pensions, Government, Insurance, older workers, pension, Retirement, Ros Altmann, social media, Steve Webb
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I wanna tell you a story
Every picture tells a story, this blog is about storytelling. Some people don’t like stories, they think they’re tricky – like the photo. But good stories surprise you because they make you see things in a different way, they help … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, advice gap, alvin hall, life insurance, pensions, Personality, poetry
Tagged Alvin Hall, Beowulf, Hamlet, Martin Lewis, pensions, Rodney Bewes, Shakespeare
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Mind the gap – who’ll be supplying to auto-enrolment in years to come?
Introduction This article is a summary of a presentation given to the Friends of Automatic Enrolment on 19th June. The FAoE had been privileged to have Steve Webb present and engage fully with the audience. Unfortunately he just missed this … Continue reading
It was auto-enrolment that did for Hitler?
I’m not a big video man – who wants to spend 3 minutes of your working day watching with the sound off – good news with this one is that it’s got sub-titles! The other good bit is that it … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, actuaries, advice gap, auto-enrolment, Payroll, pensions, workplace pensions
Tagged API, auto enrolment, hitler, hitler auto-enrolment, pensions, RTI, STP
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A buyers guide to auto-enrolment software
Some initial thoughts Auto-enrolment software exists to automate the processes your company needs to establish to stage and maintain auto-enrolment. For most employers it is another payroll headache (along with RTI) that needs a purchased solution. Normally companies purchase on … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, advice gap, annuity, auto-enrolment, middleware, NEST, now, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement
Tagged auto enrolment, auto-enrolement, Business, Employment, MIddleware, NEST, NOW, Payroll, pension, Pension new, Pension Regulator, pensions
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As for saving- our kids could be teaching us!
The punters just do not want what the pensions industry is trying to sell them These are the words of the financial editor of the Evening Standard, Anthony Hilton. Hilton expresses his frustration not at the public but … Continue reading