Thanks. "The crucial difference, however, is that the ISA withdrawal is not a loan." As the two article links confirm,…
www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w32828/w32828.pdf While there is good evidence for automatic escalation in the US, it is not as powerful as its advocates…
"To what extent do minimum AE contributions need to increase? It would be good if everyone had contributions into DC…
Except they’re not saving into a pension, Minister unless we convert all those pots to CDC and give them what…
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If you’re choosing a financial adviser – listen to Alan.
Tips for picking advisers include going through their Twitter feed and avoiding those driving a posh car as your fees are paying for it. Judging by some adviser posts, Teslas seem to be a preference https://t.co/g20BfANoM7 — Ali Hussain (@AlihussainST) … Continue reading
Has lifestyling worked? Who knows?
Who knows! Lifestyling – (sometimes called “life-cycling”) in DC pensions means adjusting the asset allocation of a pension pot to meet changing circumstances as people prepare to crystallise their pension pot(s). A crystallisation is a transaction which sees an encashment … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, Business and Economy, CDC, Census, dc pensions, de-risking, Financial services, pension, Pension new, Pensions, Retirement, Who knows
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MaPS faces up to the public as “Moneyhelper”
Introducing MoneyHelper, our new consumer brand, launching from 7 June. Get ready for MoneyHelper using our responses to frequently asked questions, and follow Money and Pensions Service channels for more resources to support you to make the change. https://t.co/tscbcOYE61 pic.twitter.com/LXMHMThqXY … Continue reading
The secondary market in workplace pensions
In 2013, Pension PlayPen founded a choose a pension service for employers needing to designate a workplace pension so that staff could be auto-enrolled according to the staging roll-out. At the time, we predicted that once the heavy lifting had … Continue reading
The curse on pensions is the cult of the consultant!
I thought about calling this blog the “cult of complexity” as in modern English, a cult is a social group that is defined by its unusual religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs, or by its common interest in a particular personality, object, or goal The social group I have in mind is … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, advisors, complexity, Consultant, cult, investment consultant, Pensions
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Making pensions as important as football
I have received a nice email from the Pensions Minister , some of which can be shared. It would be easy for Guy Opperman, days after getting Royal Assent to the Pension Schemes Act, to sit back. Instead I … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, Andy Haldane, DWP, FCA, football, Guidance, pension, TPR
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The breach of trust the FCA has yet to address
The MP’s Nick Smith and Stephen Kinnock held a press conference yesterday to remind the FCA that 3 years after the hard closure of “Time To Choose” , steelworkers are still waiting for something to happen by way of compensation … Continue reading
A breakthrough in measuring the quality of DC scheme data.
One of the critical issues facing Government in establishing a pensions dashboard is “data readiness”. Currently it is in a relatively weak position to argue that schemes are or aren’t dashboard ready, since it has no way either to … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, auto enrolment, Business, Business and Economy, Dashboard, Data, DWP, Government, pension
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A DC investor writes….
Once in a blue moon I get a mail from someone who is clearly an expert in pensions but modest enough to recognise she/he struggles with their own money! I feel in awe of such people! I got a … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, AgeWage, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, factsheets, FCA, Financial services, Guidance, Pension advice, Pensions, Retirement
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Where are our retirement savings?
Thanks to Fundscape for sharing this graphic which seeks to lay out what we have in investments (some of which may become our retirement savings – or even a pension). My title refers to “Retirement Savings”, though Fundscape are talking … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, alternative investment, fundscape, Investment
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I did not find this , Torsten's most impressive work (not sure it was his). But it at least remind…