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Category Archives: Politics
Whitbread – you must pay up on the Government’s pension promise
This blog calls on Whitbread to pay the incentive outstanding to many of their staff before the sale of Costa to Coca Cola. If Whitbread refuses to do so, the Pensions Regulator should block the sale. If Whitbread wants to … Continue reading
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Posted in auto-enrolment, Blogging, napf, Payroll, pensions, PLSA, Politics, Retirement, Ros Altmann
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What do we do with pension good news?
. Despite taking on pension schemes from employers including Carillion, Toys R Us and Hoover, with deficits totalling £1.2 billion – the highest total value to date, the PPF’s funding position has strengthened. The PPF has reported a continued growth … Continue reading
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Posted in pensions, Pensions Regulator, Politics
Tagged Andrew Young, Good news, Oliver Morley, pensions, ppf
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A lot not happening! PLSA update
As the PLSA conference winds down and attendees return home, they will be left wondering what hasn’t happened. A lot of debate didn’t happen because those most wanting to debate were not at the Conference. Thankfullly we had expert … Continue reading
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Posted in pensions, Politics, Popcorn Pensions, Retirement
Tagged consolidation, jo cumbo, Opperman, pensions, PLSA
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Let these politicians do some work!
We have had so many referendums and elections and leadership battles and cabinet reshuffles over the past two years, that politicians may have forgotten they are here to govern the country. We elect 650 people every five years to do … Continue reading
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Posted in pensions, Politics, Popcorn Pensions, Public sector pensions, Retirement
Tagged Conservatives, contracted in, Labour, Liberal, pensions, Politics, WASPI
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“What’s going on at work?” – $7.9tr backs this initiative from Share Action
$7.9 trillion investor coalition pushes companies for disclosure on global workforces A coalition of 79 institutional investors with nearly $8 trillion AUM, brought together by ShareAction, is putting its muscle behind a demand that companies disclose more information on how … Continue reading
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Posted in pensions, Politics, social media
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Don’t get strung up on pension ministers!
News that Richard Harrington is leaving his post as Pension Minister for BEIS shouldn’t surprise readers of this blog. The move had been heavily flagged in the DWP and tPR even before the election, @Richard4Watford put “pensions first” for his … Continue reading
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Posted in advice gap, auto-enrolment, pensions, Politics
Tagged Caroline Dineage, Guy Opperman
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This blogger’s a reluctant Tory
Some year’s ago, Mrs May reminded the Conservatives that some people thought them the nasty party, this election she’s reminded us that they are the hapless party. They have been opposed by a Labour Party who’s policies are under-costed … Continue reading
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“How we’re paid” is top of #GE17 agenda
If there is a debate going on over who next Governs Britain, how we get paid – as workers and pensioners, is at the heart of it. BREXIT may be the most important political issue , but we are no … Continue reading
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Posted in pensions, Politics
Tagged #GE17, Field, Frank Field, gig-economy, May, Pay, pensions, Politics, Theresa May, uber
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Was DC the only choice for the Tata Steelworkers?
Speaking on the radio yesterday, John Ralfe called the decision of Tata Staff to accept the loss of future accrual into a final salary scheme in exchange for a 10% contribution into a DC pension fund as … Continue reading
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Posted in actuaries, advice gap, FinTech, Jersey, pensions, Pensions Regulator, Politics, pot
Tagged British Steel, Defined Ambition, Freedoms, pension freedom, pensions, Ros Altmann, Steve Webb, tata, Tata steel, Technology
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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
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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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