Monthly Archives: March 2025
Dashboard dizzy day! Smith, Gubler and others stalk Parliament!
It’s a busy morning with the Pensions Minister talking in the City and Richard Smith, Kim Gubler and a host of others speaking at Westminster on what should be done with the dashboard. Meeting starts at 9.15am – you can … Continue reading
TPR excellent on trusty DC schemes; comparison with workplace GPP- next year?
Here is a press release published by the Pensions Regulator yesterday. The defined contribution pensions (DC) market continues to radically reshape towards fewer, larger pension schemes according to new data from The Pensions Regulator (TPR). The official statistical release, … Continue reading
TPR’s Data Strategy is renewed, we should help it catch up
TPR data catch-up : Transforming its data for better saver outcomes You can catch up on TPR’s approach using this link. Nothing wrong with wanting to catch up (just keep it to yourself) I think that Government run Regulators … Continue reading
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America’s TIAA ! Could UK Retirement Income providers learn ?
Since 1918, over 100 years TIAA has been providing retirement income who need it in the United States. These are the questions that Americans are asking, they are the questions I am asking and my friends are asking. TIAA … Continue reading
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Old gents bemoan the pot to pension failure!
Yesterday I published an edited version of Jeff Prestwich’s article complaining at the inability our system has created to transfer small pots. I have had two respondents, Jack and Alan, I am please that they provide a gender and age … Continue reading
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Billy Burrows appears at Pension PlayPen today 10.30 am
Two matters to detain you this morning, the first and most pressing is the Tuesday coffee morning – today! You are cordially invited to attend our next session with retirement adviser, Billy Burrows. Billy will be focussing on two key … Continue reading
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Billy to come , Rosalind past! Burrows and Connor for Playpen readers
Two matters to detain you this morning, the first and most pressing is the Tuesday coffee morning. You are cordially invited to attend our next session with retirement adviser, Billy Burrows. Billy will be focussing on two key areas namely … Continue reading
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Britain not the Turkeys should win the pooling debate at LGPS
The FT finds that the 8 investment pools managing the LGPS Pension don’t want to be ONE. I am not surprised but I am disappointed. (sharing link) The eight investment vehicles that manage pension assets for town halls in England … Continue reading
No excuse for pension transfer delays – let’s bring back league tables!
Jeff Prestridge, one of our most senior and consumer friendly journalists has been through a hard time bringing his pension pots together as he goes through a divorce. There has been a lot of talk in the past few weeks … Continue reading
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We need America’s confidence but not their moral bankruptcy
Britain has a moral centre and I am confident that we will not sway from it. But we do not have the commercial confidence of America and this means we question our capacity to stand up to Trump’s commercial argument. … Continue reading