Category Archives: pension playpen
Ros Altmann on why the over 60’s are missing out on “free pension money”
Ros Atmann recently told me she wished she could blog like me, having read this blog, I wish I could write like her! Huge numbers of over 60s are opting out of pensions auto-enrolment, losing their employer contribution Budget pension … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, annuity, auto-enrolment, Flump, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions Regulator
Tagged pensions, retirees, Retirement, Ros Altmann
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Pension PlayPen wins 7 and is shortlisted for a further 9 awards
For the second year running, Pension PlayPen has been short-listed for the Payroll World Technology Award. Pension Play Pen has also been shortlisted for the small schemes auto-enrolment implementation award. These nominations come on the back of Henry Tapper, Pension … Continue reading
The best practice approach to choosing a workplace pension
The Pension PlayPen has been asked to outline the research process that lies behind the Factsheets and provider ratings on http://www.pensionplaypen.com . This is the process. The purpose of Pension PlayPen research is To establish the universe of … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, auto-enrolment, brand, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions Regulator
Tagged annuity, auto enrolment, Business, choose, Choose a Pension, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Poverty, Pension Protection Fund, pensions, Society, workplace pension
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Making sense of the Budget’s Pension Changes
Everyone knows that the changes in the taxation of pensions announced in the budget and now working their way into law – are going to make a big difference. But just how will they affect you and what can you … Continue reading
Posted in Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions Regulator
Tagged Budget, Budget14, Business, Business and Economy, Chancellor, corporate risk, dc pensions, NEST, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement, Tax
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How much should I spend on retirement?
People get frightened by this question – they shouldn’t! The simple answer is that we all pay into a national pension scheme through national insurance and you can find out what you’re likely to get from the State we completing … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Debt, journalism, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions Regulator
Tagged Actuarial science, Afford, annuity, Contribute, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, Pay, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Poverty, pensions, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, Save, Spend
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A beginner’s guide to annuities
Annuities haven’t got a very good name at the moment. They are blamed for many problems which are not their fault. One problem with annuities is that most people don’t understand them! Another problem with annuities is that people have … Continue reading
So how am I preparing my finances for retirement?
The question, I got asked the other days was what I was doing for myself – rather than what I’m telling others to do – as I prepare for retirement. In summary-I am adopting a wait and see strategy. … Continue reading
Posted in pension playpen, pensions
Tagged advice, annuity, CDC, Guidance, lady lucy, Lifestyle, NEST, pensions, Retirement, social media
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What payroll can do to keep away the loan sharks.
We all know the sharks that swim in financial waters preying on the weakest and driving them and their families into deeper debt with all the social and health problems that “deep debt” brings. And I’m sure that if it … Continue reading
Posted in Debt, investment, ISA, Management, Martin Lewis, Payroll, pension playpen
Tagged Business, Ceridian, CIPP, dc pensions, debt, Employment, Financial services, Loan-shark, Martin Lewis, MSE, National Employment Savings Trust, Payroll, pension, Retirement, Saving, Savings, Steve Webb
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“Retirement reforms and the Guidance Guarantee” – The Pension PlayPen’s response
This is the Pension PlayPen submission to the FCA’s consultation CP14/11 Pension PlayPen is a website dedicated to helping small employers and their advisers find good quality workplace pension plans. It was founded in 2013 by Henry Tapper with … Continue reading
Posted in dc pensions, Financial Conduct Authority, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged Business, Business and Economy, Consultation, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, FCA, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, Guidance Guarantee, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Retirement
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