Category Archives: age wage
Holy Pentechola! It’s Scam Man & Robbin’
Four of the UK’s leading digital pension platforms have collaborated to create an engaging new online game that aims to educate consumers about pension scams in response to a spike in online fraud. The launch of Scam Man & Robbin’ follows … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, nutmeg, Pension Bee, pensions, Scam Man, Scam Man and Robbin, scamming, Smart
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“Nine years ago today, the Budget nearly killed me” – Guy Opperman
This blog is about and by Guy Opperman – our pensions minister; it’s re-published with his permission. It was first published April 26th here Today’s date is etched on my memory, and it will be forever. On Tuesday … Continue reading
Is the PPF really suffering a “perfect storm”? I’m not so sure.
I am struggling to understand this analysis of the potential bills facing corporates with DB schemes. It appears in the Sunday Times but I’m not sure it’s very helpful. Here’s the article Troubled companies face a threefold increase in bills … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, age wage, pensions, Pensions Regulator
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Ageism is no response to the pandemic
This article is from the pen of my friend Deborah Price The British Society of Gerontology is the learned society representing gerontologists in the United Kingdom. This is a statement from the President and Members of the National Executive Committee made on … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornonavirus, Covid-19, CV19, Deborah Price, gerentology, Gerentology UK, Ros Altmann
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Time for some fresh thinking on CDC
The Pension Schemes Bill is making its way through the House of Lords but now seems unlikely to get Royal Assent before July. If it misses its target and we don’t get an Act till the Autumn, a Royal … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, DB, employer, master trust, one trick pony, Pension Schemes Bill, pensions, Royal Mail
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Stuart McDonald on who’s catching the virus (part 2)
Stuart’s first tweet thread on the ICNARC data can be read here. This is part two and it’s co-morbid. The latest @ICNARC report is out. Let’s see if I can do a summary which is both jargon-free and typo-free this … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, age wage, coronavirus, pensions
Tagged @actuarybyday, Coronavirus, Covid-19, icnarc, Stuart McDonald
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Aviva’s IGC – more effective than its report suggests
Aviva’s IGC has turned up and you can preview it here (it launches properly Monday) It’s available as a PDF you can download here or you can read a digital version Having read both, I’d suggest that the PDF works … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, auto-enrolment, IGC, pensions
Tagged Aviva, Colin richardson, digital, IGC, Investment, Money, Risk, value
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Don’t take your pension for granted
Of all the complacencies I suffer from, the one I find easiest to fall back on is that when lock-down ends, the world will return to where it was in February. This pandemic is not a distraction It is … Continue reading
Posted in age wage, CDC, dc pensions, de-risking, pensions
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Getting staff retirement ready
It seems silly to already be getting nostalgic for the early days of the pandemic. But it was interesting reading this article in the April issue of CIPP news. I wrote it in early March and already it has a … Continue reading
“Financial strength” – customers will be the judge.
One of the most important functions of pension providers is to ensure that service levels are maintained through the current crisis. It is a severe test, this time the consequences of failure are not theoretical, if service levels fall … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, open pensions, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement
Tagged AKG, financial strength, pension, pensions, Provider, TCF, treating customers fairly
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