Monthly Archives: January 2025
Field called our DB pensions “an economic miracle”….Reeves knows why
At 11.30 am on a Sunday morning, Mark Kleinman of Sky News disturbed the sermon with this news. The Sky article was quickly followed by one from the FT, with Mary and George Parker referencing Sky’s coverage at 5pm … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, Financial services, pension, Pension new, Pensions, politics, Retirement
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Jamie of Smart warms my walk home with hope!
The VFM pensions podcast has Jamie Fiveash , UK CEO of Smart Pensions as a guest this week. These podcasts are typically 80 minutes long, a bit like the Church service (though the Methodists offer no less!). This podcast occupied … Continue reading
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Pension Oldie says pensions help small companies and their staff
Pensions Oldie is considering how DB schemes, especially those sponsored by small companies in the private sector, could be of help going forward. The remarks in italics are the comment on yesterday’s blog I think the main focus of the … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate risk, DB, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Pensions, Pensions Oldie, Retirement
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Sad that it’s left to the brain damaged (me) and semi-retired (her)!
I received correspondence yesterday from my favorite Methodist local preacher. If, like thousands of readers, you are struggling with the conditions God has sent, share with me and Kate the delight of growing old and the fury we have at … Continue reading
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“Stop focussing on budgets, concentrate on investment” – Reeves is right
Given the threat posed to her precarious fiscal plan by sluggish growth, Reeves has told the Treasury to stop focusing on Budgets and concentrate on boosting investment instead. It is necessary to get on with it. We cannot regulate … Continue reading
John Hamilton talks of the insurance of an invested pension
John Hamilton and I parted Melton Mowbray , John for the north, me for the south. I had two hours in front of me, he seven – and the prospect of a storm. We had spent much of the day … Continue reading
Low earners shafted by HMRC over pension payments
Thanks to the magnificent Kate Upcraft for this appalling news – thanks too to Pension Age Net-pay top-up payments delayed until 2026 https://t.co/5Cmh4OyJdR This is a disgrace — Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) January 24, 2025 For those who don’t click twitter … Continue reading
Muslims live and work next to the City, why are they ignored?
I have received a letter from one regular reader of this blog. It talks about the participation rates in UK private pensions among differing ethnicities and it poses some important questions. The slides are accompanied by this comment from someone … Continue reading
A responsible approach to IHT by pensions industry
Proposals on IHT pension changes need ‘radical’ revisions, industry says Industry outlines alternative IHT/pension strategies as HMRC consultation closes Professional Pensions are running a story about attempts to amend the way the Government to tax residual wealth pots destined for … Continue reading
A Trump-like clarity and a Torsten morality
I hope that people will get my point not think me a “Trumper” or “Bellist”. The comment from Bob Compton on yesterday’s blog explains brilliantly what we can do and why what we could have done (CDC) is currently undoable. … Continue reading