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Category Archives: steve webb
Whatever happened to “pot follows member”?
The Liberal pension spokesperson – the very shadowy Stephen Lloyd, has labelled the Conservative Government “incompetent” for shelving Steve Webb’s pot follows member initiative (which should have arrived in 2016). Guy Opperman, with the weight of the Government’s massive research … Continue reading
Posted in pensions, steve webb
Tagged dc, Guy Opperman, pensions, Pot follows member, stephen lloyd, Steve Webb
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The circular firing squad
As civil servants in the DWP enter their building in Westminster this morning , they’ll be walking into an atmosphere that makes the Thick of It look like Play School. A new Secretary of State, Stephen Crabb is in place. … Continue reading
Posted in pensions, Pensions Regulator, Politics, Ros Altmann, steve webb
Tagged Brexit, Business, DWP, George Osborne, Iain Duncan Smith, Justin Tomlinson, Leave, pensions, Politics, Priti Patel, Retirement, Shailesh Vara, Steve Webb
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Why can’t we know what we pay for “fund management”?
We have the right to know what we are paying for funds. The cost of a fund can best be defined as the difference between what you would have received from a theoretical return on the assets in the fund … Continue reading
Posted in FSA, governance, life insurance, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement, steve webb
Tagged Business, charges, costs, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, FCA, Fund, Funds, IMA, Management, manager, pension playpen, pensions, portfolio, Retirement
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A miserable device; – guest blog from Ralph Frank
Members who cease paying into defined contribution pension arrangements often pay higher management charges than their colleagues who continue to add to their savings. This two-tier charging approach is euphemistically referred to as the ‘Active Member Discount’ (“AMD”). I guess … Continue reading
Steve Webb – a new model politician?
Let me declare an interest, I am a Liberal, born into a Liberal family in a part of the world where Liberalism is the natural opposition to conservatism. Steve Webb is from that part of the world, his … Continue reading
We have scotch’d the snake not killed it – three years to sort out hidden charges
We have scotch’d the snake, not kill’d it: She’ll close and be herself, whilst our poor malice Remains in danger of her former tooth. Macbeth Act 3 Scene 2 Of all the vested interest groups, the fund managers … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, Change, dc pensions, Henry Tapper blog, napf, pensions, steve webb
Tagged Business, Business and Economy, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Financial services, Government, London, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Steve Webb
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“What’s it like to be retired?”
It could be the trending chant at any event that Alex Ferguson turns up to – a taunt to a man who having lost control has seen slump into mundanity in a few short months. Financial wellbeing in later life … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, auto-enrolment, Bankers, Facebook, Financial Education, First Actuarial, pension playpen, pensions, Popcorn Pensions, Public sector pensions, steve webb
Tagged annuity, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, Financial services, Human Resources, ILC, Insurance, Investment, Life annuity, London, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension Poverty, Pension Protection Fund, Pension Regulator, pensions, Politics, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, SDAI, Society, Steve Webb, United States, University of Bristol
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It looks like we won’t get a cap on pension charges – do we need one?
A battle may have been lost but there is still a war to be won. Continue reading
Posted in leadership, pension playpen, pensions, steve webb, target date funds
Tagged annuity, Business, Cass, corporate governance, dc pensions, Debbie Harrison, DWP, Employment, Financial services, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension Insitute, Pension new, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb
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A promise or a guarantee?
If Steve Webb wants AE to work, he should stop turning promises into guarantees and burdening employers with unforeseen liabilities and huge consultative and administrative costs. Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, auto-enrolment, corporate governance, EU Solvency II, Fiduciary Management, leadership, Liability Driven Investment, pension playpen, Popcorn Pensions, steve webb
Tagged Benefit, Business, Business and Economy, dc pensions, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, Guarantee, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Retirement, Steve Webb
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Are workplace pensions all the same?
I don’t believe that the majority of the workplace pension providers in the market today are ready to give up on innovation,competition and reputation. Continue reading
Posted in happiness, Henry Tapper blog, pensions, steve webb
Tagged Aviva, Business, Business and Economy, Employment, Government, Life annuity, pension, Pension Regulator, Steve Webb
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