Category Archives: Retail Distribution Review

The FCA can excel; the “non-workplace pension” paper’s a model of its kind

Posted on February 4, 2018 by

Henry Tapper and Pension PlayPen response to FCA’s paper DP18/1 Effective competition in non-workplace pensions This is the response of Henry Tapper and the Pension PlayPen. It is not a response on behalf of any other organisation that Henry Tapper … Continue reading →

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GO ROBO!

Posted on June 14, 2016 by

The robots are here! But not in the Terminator sense. Think, rather, of Asimov’s creations. Or, for the less nerdy, Rosie from The Jetsons: benevolent machines, doing our hard work but better, faster and more reliably. Across almost all sectors, … Continue reading →

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Are workplace pensions “risk-free” to employers?

Posted on February 6, 2015 by

If you think workplace savings plans are “risk free” to employers – think again; “value for money” changes that Continue reading →

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Vertically integrated mastertrusts? – “my arse!”

Posted on May 20, 2014 by

  Pardon my Scouse! I throw Mick Royle at Mercer’s master trust (and the incipient Aon Hewitt master trust). “Vertical integration” is where the supply chain of a company is owned by that company. Mercer have set up a master trust where they … Continue reading →

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Will some employers need their own IGCs?

Posted on April 17, 2014 by

  This blog’s for any employer or adviser with an existing workplace pension scheme (GPP or Stakeholder Pension), where you chose the funds offered to your staff.   I asked a question of the Pensions Regulator this week. He’d put … Continue reading →

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Employers can help staff with their money – if only we’d let them

Posted on January 31, 2014 by

It’s time companies got their mojo back and got real with staff. Www.pensionplaypen.com helps to do just that. Continue reading →

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Have you got staff approaching retirement? Check out Pick-A

Posted on January 14, 2014 by

  You and your staff save hard through your careers, you build up a pot of money and the time comes when you want to/have to draw on your savings to pay the bills, enjoy the holidays and look after … Continue reading →

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What’s this charge cap really going to cost? (1000th blog)

Posted on December 22, 2013 by

Ringing out the old and ringing in the new should be managed with a little more responsibility than the approach adopted by the DWP through their dodgy Impact Assessment Continue reading →

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DC trustees; beware your pensioners.

Posted on August 31, 2013 by

I can’t speculate on why this straightforward guidance isn’t included in the DC Code. It seems to have fallen between the crack between tPR and the FCA surrounding the provision of retail advice by occupational trustees. Continue reading →

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“Stick or twist” for the lifecos.

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

It is hard for the insurers to twist because they think the dealer’s against them. Continue reading →

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