Category Archives: NEST

Why I’m changing my mind about NEST

Posted on July 30, 2020 by

Nest nudge pension freedoms to one side https://t.co/QTwvZDVnKt via @henryhtapper – we don’t have a NEST equivalent in Australia – and it’s starting to look like a significant oversight in the evolution of our #superannuation system. @NESTInsight — Jeremy Cooper … Continue reading →

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Nest nudge pension freedoms to one side

Posted on July 29, 2020 by

Are you saving into NEST? Around 8 million Brits are and I’m currently one of them. I was looking at what AgeWage signed me up to and found out some surprising things Firstly I am soon to turn 60 and … Continue reading →

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NEST, technology and personalisation

Posted on August 18, 2019 by

I really admire this Rowlands chap. I’ve know him for the best part of 30 years and in all that time he has never been anything but a gent. He’s now a Director at NEST and I urge you to … Continue reading →

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NEST’s Sidecar Savings Project

Posted on January 28, 2019 by

The low-paid in this country are not well served by pensions. So NEST Insight’s Sidecar Initiative should be welcome. In November it launched its sidecar savings trial and announced which organisations will take part in the research. Whether those the … Continue reading →

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Investment for beginners?

Posted on November 2, 2018 by

Perhaps because I’m paying him to, my 20 year old is paying some attention to where his pension is being invested. I say “is”, but our first contribution to his workplace pension is awaiting his opt-in. Meanwhile he’s asking – … Continue reading →

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NEST needs you!

Posted on June 17, 2018 by

Interested in influencing how NEST works for members? News reaches me that the NEST Member Panel is recruiting and looking for hard working, conscientious , pension loving folk like us. You can apply for this position online up to and … Continue reading →

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“Mind the width – improve the quality” #Pensions must “include” properly!

Posted on December 9, 2017 by

When Guy Opperman became Pensions Minister , he had” financial inclusion” inserted into his title; now comes his challenge. According to Government statistics, there are 675,000 qualifying workers in the “savers rate” of tax, ( the tax band where we … Continue reading →

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Finger in the dyke stuff! DC pricing is just too leaky Jon!

Posted on October 10, 2017 by

Jonathan Stapleton has written a deliberatively provocative piece in Professional Pensions which will be applauded by the operators of workplace pensions but is going to get short shrift from me.   You can read  Jonathan’s opinions here. The gist of Jonathan’s … Continue reading →

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Why employers must understand the value for money of their workplace pension

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

  Among the remedies leading from the FCA’s Asset Management Market Study was a clear recommendation …that both industry and investor representatives agree a standardised template of costs and charges and we propose to ask an independent person to convene … Continue reading →

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Four ways to harvest what auto-enrolment has sown!

Posted on August 4, 2017 by

We have to think how we can best support the 1m employers who have workplace pensions. Here are some solutions we’re coming to. Continue reading →

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