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Pension Equality? Don’t make me laugh.
Great news, – a group of civil servants (the National Audit Office) have decided to audit the work of another group of civil servants (the Pension Regulator) reporting to another group of civil servants (the DWP). The point of the audit is … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, Bankers, corporate governance, dc pensions, de-risking, Liberal Democrats, Martin Lewis, NEST, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Civil service, Defined benefit pension plan, Department for Work and Pensions, DWP, National Audit Office, pension, Pension Regulator, Private sector, Steve Webb
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Sorting the pensions of the “squeezed middle”.
There are three distinct streams among those old enough to work and young enough not to, Stream One is for those who can look forward to retirement with a degree of confidence because their employer is guaranteeing it. They are primarily … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, Bankers, corporate governance, dc pensions, de-risking, EU Solvency II, Fiduciary Management, FSA, Henry Tapper blog, Liability Driven Investment, Martin Lewis, NEST, pensions, Personal Accounts, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement
Tagged Government, Insurance, Open Market Option, pension, Pensions Management Institute, Retirement, Single-stream recycling, Solvency II, Stream, Tom McPhail, Treasury
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Not saving replaces debt as Britons’ biggest financial regret
Not saving replaces debt as Britons’ biggest financial regret Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, Martin Lewis, NEST, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Britons, Credit card, debt, finance, General officer, Investment, pension, Saving
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My five big challenges for twenty twelve
If I thought I’d be here twelve months ago I wouldn’t have bothered. I’d have gone straight to jail, not passed go and not collected my £200. I reckon most of us would have preferred to be on the subs … Continue reading
I have seen the future of DC (part 84)
The future for DC may well be a fund manager’s future but it’s a fund manager with big ears and a small mouth who is most likely to win.
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What’s in store for UK pensions in 2012?
Artificially depressed interest rates drive up DB deficits and depress annuities but the pressure on life companies and pension schemes to adopt Solvency II recedes as the UK distances itself from Brussels. The price of the settlement on public sector pensions is … Continue reading
Unexpected risks – people just don’t get pensions (education).
We’re all aware that investing in the stockmarket is a “risky” business, it’s easy to understand how the sharp falls in stock markets impact on your savings and as stock market falls are the staple of media reporting, it’s not surprising that … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, Bankers, corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, Fiduciary Management, FSA, NEST, pension playpen, pensions, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Treasury
Tagged Financial services, Government Actuary's Department, Holborn, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Solvency II, Stock market, Sunday Telegraph
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Not much fun for the over 55’s
Great stuff from Aviva 07 December, 2011 Savings pots fall 27% since December 2010 Average annual income down 4% and inflation up 5.4% since December 2010 Equity in property now eight times the size of the average pension pot Despite … Continue reading
Posted in dc pensions, de-risking, NEST, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Aviva, Credit card, December 2010, Equity release, pension, Retirement, Saving, Unsecured debt
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Beyond belief – investment philospohies in the DC world
Investment Philosophies are what Asset Managers use to justify fees- Investment Beliefs are how trustees justify paying them. Continue reading
Mothball NEST till 2017
Should we mothball NEST and brush it off in 2017? Maybe a little drastic but we certainly need to scale back the amount it is spending both in events and it its payroll.
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Posted in dc pensions, NEST, pension playpen
Tagged annuity, Borough High Street, Business, Business and Economy, customer service, Dixie Chicks, Employment, Government, Liability Driven Investment, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pension Poverty, Politics, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb, Treasury, United States
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