Category Archives: Popcorn Pensions
“Exclusive” social media is foolish
If ever there was an organisation that has well and truly got social media, it is the Actuarial Post Continue reading
Pensions Rocked again
Five great bands A full house A proper bunch of judges A fabulous back up team! It’s easy to think Pension Rocks just happens. Last Thursday’s final was so relaxed, well-organised and so darned good that it’s easy to forget what an amazing … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Club, Autumn Statement, Charles River, George Osborne, mallowstreet, pension, Schroders, Shopping
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Pensioners Rock the Play Pen -The Stones at the 02.
Every time we had a school assembly on drugs, my headmaster, DCM Pritchard, would hold up a picture of narcotic-addled wretches and ask us whether we wanted to be like them. But – that was exactly what we wanted to be like. For many of … Continue reading
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Tagged 02, Charlie Watts, Deptford, Gimme Shelter, Keith, Keith Richard, Mick, Mick Jagger, Midnight Rambler, roinnie wood, Rolling Stone, Rolling Stones, rollingstones, Stones
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Why we don’t need to fear a pension “advice gap”.
Last night it was the House of Lords, this morning it was a Parliamentary Select Committee. Both were concerned that an “advice gap” has been created that will mean poor people do not get financial advice on retirement planning. The argument goes that … Continue reading
Succinct and to the point
“Digital communications” have moved from Silicon Valley into our coat pockets in a decade. Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, pensions, Popcorn Pensions, Retirement, social media
Tagged Facebook, Friday, IPad, Mobile device, Morrison, Silicon Valley, Smartphone, social media
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It worked for Wendy- how Morrisons staged auto-enrolment
If I had a vote for “pensions personality of the year, I’d give it to Wendy Taylor of Morrisons and I’d give her understudy Claire Ramus a “highly commended”! They’ve inspired their Board, their staff and they’ve brought a breath of fresh air to the … Continue reading
A defined ambition scheme that would work
Members want two things from their pensions, a decent retirement when they knock off work and certainty that they’ll get it during their working lives. It is extremely expensive to achieve these things and beyond the means of most people. If … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, annuity, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, de-risking, Management, napf, NEST, pensions, Popcorn Pensions
Tagged Balance sheet, Employment, Government, Michael Portillo, pension, Pension Protection Fund, Retirement, Scheme
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The fundamental flaw with RDR and Auto-Enrolment
Today I am in Hampshire in a posh hotel holed up with a bunch of hungover salesmen who for no obvious reason have hung around long enough to have become Sales Directors of the insurers and advisory firms they work for. … Continue reading
What do we mean by good?
Spending time in Liverpool this week has given me the chance of spending time with clients, fellow advisers and those who market the products our clients use. The NAPF Conference is a time when you can look at what you are doing , compare … Continue reading
Tesco v Morrisons – a pension-enrolment showdown
The Government officials charged with monitoring the success of auto-enrolment will no doubt be watching with interest the reported numbers enrolling into the Morrison’s and Tesco’s pension arrangements. Both organisations have opted to provide their “eligible jobholders” with defined benefit pensions; the … Continue reading