Category Archives: Australia
What a charge cap would mean for insurers
the Embedded Value write offs if the cap comes in at 0.5% will be in the £bns Continue reading
So what’s new in pension reform?
This is a round-up of the current issues buzzing around pensions; we’ll be producing plenty of these bulletins from http://www.pensionplaypen.com so do sign up to its email to get them. Auto-enrolment is underway; but even as staging commences, new pension … Continue reading
Posted in Australia
Tagged Consultant, George Osborne, Government, Gregg McClymont, pension, Sherlock Holmes, Speech from the throne, UK State Pension
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Bridging that advice gap – 43rd London Pension Lunch
Vivi and others were more optimistic, reckoning that employer power might be a way of driving standards up. Continue reading
So what’s a good DC pension – Mr Webb?
Britain is taking on a massive enterprise as it looks to universal private pension provision in the corporate sector Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, Australia, auto-enrolment, pensions, Retirement, social media
Tagged Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Financial services, Human Resources, Investment, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, public sector, Retirement, social media
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The problem with actuaries
The closest most actuaries get to the beneficiaries of pensions is behind a one way mirror watching a focus group arranged by a marketing company. Continue reading
From aubergines to Amazon- the unstoppable Vivi Friedgut
I had been hoping to make an Amazon bulk purchase of Vivi Friedgut’s book “Money Smarter- a Family Guide” but have been frustrated by the book’s being virtually sold out. It’s turning into a phenomenon and is on the verge of breaking into Amazon’s top … Continue reading
2 cheers for the Regulator’s new clothes
Not before time, the Pension Regulator is getting to grips with its responsibilities to protect members of UK DC plans. I am pleased that the Regulator is getting involved (one cheer) and I’m pleased that they are concentrating on outcomes (two … Continue reading
Pensions dead by 2050 – taking the Michael?
The Daily Telegraph, which through Richard Evans has started writing sharp and provocative articles on pensions, came out with a corker just before Christmas. I read it on the beach and nearly choked on my sangria! Here it is in … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, Australia, auto-enrolment, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, de-risking, defined aspiration, Henry Tapper blog, NEST, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, Treasury, with-profits
Tagged Actuarial science, Business, Business and Economy, Christmas, corporate governance, corporate risk, Daily Telegraph, DC Comics, dc pensions, Employment, Financial literacy, Financial services, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension Poverty, pensions, Politics, Retirement, Saving, social media, Steve Webb
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We should be proud to have an opt-out!
An old friend of mine tweets me beginning “I’m a libertarian but…!” The but is an objection to the feckless being able to opt out of their pension plan. Of course she is a fascist though you cannot tell her that any … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, auto-enrolment, corporate governance, dc pensions, doctors, happiness, iphone, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged Chile, China, Fascism, Opt-out, pension, Politics, Russia, Smartphone
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NESToration – go boom in that Euro room!
If NEST had been a person Amnesty would have registered it a political prisoner. Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Change, NEST, pension playpen, pensions, Personal Accounts, Retirement
Tagged Brussels, Gregg McClymont, Joker, Standard Life
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