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Category Archives: pensions
Collective Pensions (CDC) at #PensionsUKAC26 (first session for all employers)
This is very welcome news from a former Pensions Minister. Pensions UK have done well to include important faces in this first debate. Today is the second CDC debate – this time on the simplicity Collective Pensions bring to the … Continue reading
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Tagged #PensionsUKAC26, CDC, Collective Pensions, Guy Opperman, Opperman, Pensions, Pensions UK
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Ask Govt. what is the change cycle – asks Richard Smith to #PensionUKCA26 today
Please can someone ask Oliver about this when he’s on stage at 12:40pm today, then post his answers in Comments – thx Continue reading
Politics for Jeannie and the Pensions Commission at #PUKAC26 – David Robbins
David Robins explores the politics around Jeannie Drake’s delivery of the Pensions Commission recommendations. Continue reading
A third of #PUKAC26 employers actively exploring CDC to be their workplace pension
This is in line with a projection made earlier this year that a third of DC plans would switch to CDC. Continue reading
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Tagged Aptia, CDC, CDC fund, Guy Opperman, Hari Mann, John Wilson, PUKA26, Sophie Smith, UMES CDC
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Compulsory education – needed to turn pots to pensions (says L&G)
News that one of the three largest DC workplace pensions is promoting compulsory education make staff understand their pension pot, is an admission of failure. Continue reading
An Eiffely fun video from Richard Smith on the Pension Dashboard
So Richard is putting together his best clips to provide an alternative view of the Pensions Conference, the one he (and I) would have liked to have gone to! Continue reading
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Tagged Conference, Dashboard, henry tapper, Pension UK, Pensions, Pensions Dashboard, Richard Smith
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What our biggest pension funds are doing with infrastructure – train reading!
I can think of worse ways to kick off the Conference than to read this report as you go up on the train to Liverpool. Continue reading
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Tagged border to coast, Business, IFM, Infrastructure, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pension new
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The cost of living won’t go down if pension “tax”goes up 50%
Pensions UK should withdraw their demand for a 50% increase in revenues and think about whether they are selling pots or pensions to the people who elect politicians. Continue reading
Do markets actually work in pensions?
The markets do NOT work in pensions; our trade association has to address the problem we have with turning pots to pensions. “Outcomes” are currently unsatisfactory. Continue reading
What we’re going to love about the pensions dashboard – Richard Smith
This week we will remind those there with institutional hats about ordinary people . This time what we are going to love most about the Dashboard. Continue reading
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Tagged DB schemes, DC schemes, Pension Dashboard, Pensions, Richard Smith, state pension
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I was given to understand that the Royal Mail DC Plan was designed purely as a temporary arrangement building and…