Tag Archives: 2017
AE reforms; what the budget didn’t say about pensions
I am sure that if the ABI and PLSA had written the budget , the implementation of the 2017 AE reforms, (the ones that hike up personal contributions for those on low incomes). would have been a headline item. But … Continue reading
The cost of pensions crisis is only just beginning.
At yesterday’s Pension PlayPen coffee morning, Con Keating made an important point ab0ut the lag between interest rates rising and those rising hitting household spending. This came as a surprise to me and many others in the room as … Continue reading
True Potential’s “lost” 2017 IGC report
The True Potential 2018 IGC report is late; just as the True Potential (TP) 2017 IC report was late. The 2017 report never got reviewed by me, I had assumed that TP had packed it in. Bob Ward’s sent me … Continue reading
Winning and losing IGCs – class of 2017!
With (almost) all the known IGC reports in, it’s time to see how the reports of 2017 stacked up against 2016. Apologies that the links in the table don’t work, my formatting skills are poor and I’ve included the links … Continue reading
Telford’s finest – the ReAssure 2017 IGC report
What UK Life insurer is based in Telford Shropshire? Answer – ReAssure And if you were in a workplace pension with Guardian, HSBC, Barclays Life, Alico and National Mutual, you are now one of their customers. They are the kind of pensions … Continue reading
Posted in IGC, pensions, Personality
Tagged 2017, IGC, ReAsssure, Technology, Telford, Value for Money
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So what about 2017?
2016 turned out to be a relatively uneventful year for pensions (despite all the noise). 2017 looks to have the hallmarks of disruption all over it but whatever happens to pensions will be eclipsed by the wider implications of our … Continue reading
“Blindsided!”-investment consultants caught by FCA’s rabbit punch
Nobody saw it coming. I went to a conference of investment consultants earlier in the month, the FCA’s Market Review was not on the agenda of any of the day’s sessions. But the FCA’s proposal to make a MARKET INVESTIGATION REFERENCE … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, Actuary, Aon, defined benefit, FCA, first actuarial, Hymans Robertson, IGC, Innovation, LCP, Market Review, Mercer, pension, Technology, TPR, WTW
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Data should drive AE reform in 2017
We live at a time dominated by data. Never before has data been so readily available to policy makers. But with so much about, it’s the job of those at DWP and tPR to sort out what’s relevant and what’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, AE reform, auto enrolment, choice, Engagement, informed choice, Payroll, Payroll World, pension playpen
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