Tag Archives: ABI

ABI sets out how auto-enrolment can work better for insurers.

Posted on June 22, 2022 by henry tapper

    Insurers have long benefited from Government pension policy in building up their funds under management. Lobbying from the ABI has led to the establishment of personal pensions which have been used not just as a means of accumulating … Continue reading →

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Pension transfer times are getting longer , how can this (pension) be?

Posted on April 29, 2022 by henry tapper

I am a fan of Pension Bee. I visited their new offices in Southwark yesterday, I was shown into the post room, apparently they get a special delivery every day, so much mail needs to be scanned from the pension … Continue reading →

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Opperman links launch of 2017 AE reforms to wash-up of small pots

Posted on April 29, 2022 by henry tapper

Guy Opperman clearly enjoys twitter, he has mastered the production of a twitter thread (a series of micro-blogs that can develop an argument without fear of interruption). Here is the latest, which while being overly triumphal, contains some strong messages … Continue reading →

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Pension trade bodies vie for “tallest dwarf”.

Posted on April 5, 2021 by henry tapper

On December 17th, the DWP reported on the findings of its small pots working group, the report was accompanied by press releases from the various participants in a competition to find the tallest dwarf. I am sorry to write ill … Continue reading →

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A great report on tax injustice from the ABI at prayer.

Posted on June 24, 2020 by henry tapper

It’s a good and timely report and its analysis of inequality is excellent. But it is only addressing a quarter of the Government’s incentives bill and the solution it models is a lot more painful to the mass-affluent than the report implies Continue reading →

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Let’s not slide back into the swamp!

Posted on February 25, 2020 by henry tapper

After what they must consider a “decent period”, the insurers and the bankers have reappeared from the slimy depths like Grendel out to wreak revenge on consumers protected too long by Europe. The insurance and pensions industry is calling for … Continue reading →

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Lord share their data – but not yet!

Posted on December 4, 2018 by henry tapper

Augustine’s wayward prayer – “Lord, make me holy – but not yet”, sprung to mind as I sat with the dashboardistas in Parliament yesterday. The Government’s “Pensions Dashboards – working together for the consumer” is a pretty vague document which … Continue reading →

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Open pensions – not closed meetings!

Posted on December 2, 2018 by henry tapper

  In advance of an expected announcement on the pensions dashboard on Monday, Frank Field has published a letter to Guy Opperman and his Work and Pensions Select Committee and  has published the findings  of a round table with the “pension … Continue reading →

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Pensions “Shock and Awe”

Posted on December 1, 2018 by henry tapper

Next week looks like being a big one for Pensions with the Pensions Minister summoning the dasboardistas to Westminster on Monday morning for the big reveal. This meeting is scheduled to last an hour and will mean I will be … Continue reading →

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Transparency isn’t tactical! Thoughts on day 2 at PLSA.

Posted on October 19, 2018 by henry tapper

The Pension Dashboard was under discussion again at the PLSA conference in Liverpool. “The Pensions Dashboard has taken longer than I would have liked.” @ThePLSA pic.twitter.com/QiZsOlhZbx — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) October 18, 2018 I am not clear from Opperman’ s … Continue reading →

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