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Snap elections – people – and policy! #GE17
Snapping people The cost of a snap general election will be highest for the politicians, their advisers and their families who lose their livelihoods on June 8th. It is tough on MPs, especially those who joined since the 5 year term … Continue reading
Pensions Resurgent! The merit of the CWU’s proposals to the Royal Mail
For the third day I am returning to the CWU’s proposals to the Royal Mail which I now consider the most important break through in pension scheme design we have seen in Britain this century. I base this on three … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, defined ambition, defined aspiration, pensions
Tagged CDC, CWU, David Pitt-Watson, Defined benefi, Eddy Truell, equities, Infrastructure, Linked in, pension, pensions, PIC, Royal Mail
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Why there is no “opt-out” for the self-employed.
I get annoyed when I hear pension experts opine on including the self-employed in auto-enrolment (1). I don’t see much self-employment on their CVs, I certainly don’t see many of them being self-employed out of necessity. But most of … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, advice gap, auto-enrolment, dc pensions, pensions, Pensions Regulator, Politics
Tagged auto enrolment, DWP, HMRC, Payroll, pensions, PSDs, self-employed, workplace Pensions
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“The Gold Star DC Pension Plan” – awaiting conception!
That good chap Jonathan Stapleton who runs mags for Incisive has asked me for my view on what makes for a gold star DC pension scheme. I’ve submitted 150 words which I hope will find their way into a … Continue reading
Posted in CDC, dc pensions, defined ambition, pensions
Tagged Dave Brailsford, dc, Defined Contribution, Fiona Dunsire, Gold star, pensions, PQM
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Tax-subsidies on retirement advice; a waste of public funds!
The Government intends to extend tax breaks on pensions to allow those with pension pots to use them to pay for advice. The details are in this consultation document. The fundamental premise is that taking financial advice on retirement matters … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, consultant, dc pensions, de-risking, defined ambition, pensions
Tagged advice, Advisor charging, de-risking, FAMR, pensions, RDR, Retirement, Tax, tax relief
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Good retirement outcomes depend on collective solutions
The FCA have called for evidence on the likely success of our current “at retirement” strategy, this response is consistent with what this blog has been saying for some years, collective problems need collective solutions, the market is not enough, … Continue reading
Posted in CDC, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, defined ambition, defined aspiration, FCA, pensions
Tagged CDC, collective, Drawdown, FCA, Pension Freedoms, Pension Wise, pensions, Retirement, robo-advice, TPAS, unadvised drawdown
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Secondary annuities- more questions than answers
I’ve been asked for my views on secondary annuities. I asked myself would I trade my annuity. Of course, I wouldn’t, I wouldn’t buy one. I wouldn’t sell my state pension, I wouldn’t sell my rights to my defined … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, dc pensions, de-risking, pensions
Tagged annuity, Buing, Business, Cash, Financial services, Paul Lewis, pension, pensions, Retirement, secondary annuity, selling
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So what would a pension exit charge cap look like?
Yesterday I spoke on Money Box in support of a cap on exit fee penalties from legacy personal pensions. Claire Trott spoke well in opposition and I’m quite sure that the ABI will take comfort in her argument that a … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, dc pensions, Pension Freedoms, pensions, Pensions Regulator
Tagged ABI, advice, Commission, exit fees, exit penalties, FCA, legacy, pension, Regulator, TPR
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Companies count the cost of pension freedoms
Pension freedoms are … creating a human resources burden, the CBI said, as company leaders try to ensure their older staff do not spend their pension pots early and face hanging on to their jobs when they should have retired. “Even … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, dc pensions, defined ambition, defined aspiration
Tagged CDC, Defined Ambition, flat-rate tax-relief, Pension Freedoms, pensions, Tax, TEE
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What passing bells for those who work as cattle?
It’s currently cool to talk about treating your workforce as a commodity. Evidence- Jeff Bezos can get on the Front Page of the New York Times for his experiments in office cruelty. “Amazon is successful right now- Bezos must be getting … Continue reading