Category Archives: age wage
Aussies put pensions to the test (could Britain follow?)
With characteristic bluntness, the Australian Government has decided that if a pension fund is not delivering to its users, it will be starved of new savers until it does. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will develop systems that will enable … Continue reading
#UKPA – rewarding in a virtual way – come on AgeWage !
At 4pm this afternoon, we will be virtually attending the UK Pension Awards with faint hopes that my start-up AgeWage will pick up some kind of recognition for our work. I’ve bragged before about being up for four awards and … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Pensions, professional pensions, UKPA
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Open pensions today – pension dashboards tomorrow!
Tired of manana? The Pension dashboard will arrive one day, but when it does it will be a pension finding service. If what you’re waiting for is a way to bring your pensions together then there are plenty of dashboards … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Dashboard, Pension Bee, Pension Dashboard, pension dashboards
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Could small pots be auto-enrolment’s lethal legacy?
50m at 2050 I spoke with Adrian Boulding last week on the issue of small pots. There are various estimates of the likely extent of the problem, the one I quote comes from DWP research which suggests that unless something … Continue reading
David Butcher – “silver drummer” and man of the hour.
It is extremely important that we hear more from David Butcher. The good news is that he is now at Scottish Widows and on both its IGC Committee and Master Trust Board. Stephanie Hawthorne has drawn an accurate … Continue reading
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Tagged David BUtcher, IGC, Invesco, master trust, Scottish Widows, silver drummer
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Where are our retirement savings?
Thanks to Fundscape for sharing this graphic which seeks to lay out what we have in investments (some of which may become our retirement savings – or even a pension). My title refers to “Retirement Savings”, though Fundscape are talking … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, alternative investment, fundscape, Investment
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What’s the value for the risk I take (in my pensions)
Guest blog from Rahul Agarwal The problem we are trying to solve We start with the aim of creating universally applicable metrics which help understand the value people have got for their money and the likelihood of future … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, dc pensions, Pensions, value for risk taken, VFM
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Andy Cheseldine’s VFM assessment is just too good!
Andy Cheseldine gave , in 21 minutes , one of the most complete and articulate expressions of what makes for good value in a DC pension scheme. I hate the word “masterclass” but on this occasion it is appropriate and … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Cheseldine, Boring Money, DWP, FCA, Pension Age, Pension Bee, Smart, Smart Pensions
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Data in a dungeon
I’m pleased that Guy Opperman came out fighting for the dashboard when he addressed the Society of Pension Professionals yesterday. He identified two central problems facing the consumer wanting to find out about their pensions. That their data … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, open pensions, Pension Freedoms
Tagged AgeWage, Business, dashboar, data lockdown, dc pensions, DWP, Guy Opperman, Pensions Dashboard
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Your DC pension scheme may be for the chop- here’s why
Swimming is my new thing and I swim underground in a cave by St Pauls. As I swim along I ponder esoteric things like why the DWP are putting DC schemes with less than £100m in them – in … Continue reading