Category Archives: Sage

If payroll can integrate to our pensions, why can’t we?

Posted on August 9, 2020 by henry tapper

Cast your mind back to the back end of 2012 when the big retailers and banks were staging auto-enrollment. The big employers were spending hundreds of thousands of pounds re-coding their payroll software or were ransoming themselves to “middle ware” … Continue reading →

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How do I rate my various pensions?

Posted on February 27, 2018 by henry tapper

Following the publication of yesterday’s Guidance from the DWP on “DC pension” disclosures, this article asks “have we any framework for answering the question in the title?”. The conclusion is “not yet”, thought the disclosure guidance takes us another step … Continue reading →

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2018 and all that… AE costs go up 150%!

Posted on August 2, 2017 by henry tapper

  How prepared are we for the first big hike in auto-enrolment contributions in April 2018? Should we be preparing our staff for a fall in take home pay? What can we do to see pension saving as a positive? Alright … Continue reading →

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Thanks – it’s a delight to do business with you!

Posted on October 28, 2016 by henry tapper

    It’s a real delight speaking to micro businesses about pensions. You might think a simple question like “which one do you think is best?” would become boring, now we’re closing in on 5000 employers who’ve asked us it. … Continue reading →

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A rallying cry for Britain from Sage’s Stephen Kelly

Posted on June 28, 2016 by henry tapper

Carpe Diem The impact of Thursday’s vote moved on swiftly from shock and surprise to confusion this weekend, as it became clear that there are no certainties about what happens next.  But whilst the politicians obsess over inter-party vendettas and … Continue reading →

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