Tag Archives: AgeWage

Playpen 15,000 members and countless memories

Posted on November 26, 2023 by henry tapper

  The AgeWage and  Pension PlayPen linked in group passed 15,000 members this week making it Europe’s largest dedicated pension group – and its best. Dedicated to restoring confidence in pensions, the group is now a robust posting site for … Continue reading →

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Smart ways to improve our “accidental” saving.

Posted on October 11, 2023 by henry tapper

Smart’s report is entitled “Do DC members have their heads buried in the sand?” conducted with Professional Pensions it concludes If they are not in control of their retirement, they cannot address any looming income shortfall. This can lead to … Continue reading →

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Why we handed back our FCA permissions

Posted on September 25, 2023 by henry tapper

AgeWage has resigned its permissions to act as an introducer of regulated business and we are no longer regulated by the FCA. This ends a four year experiment that started with our working in the FCA Innovation Sandbox to test … Continue reading →

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Taking VFM seriously – “waiting for others to join”

Posted on May 23, 2023 by henry tapper

  The photo has me in the inset taking the photo in meeting room 9 on the 12th floor of BlackRock’s Copthall Avenue City HQ. Ten minutes later the room was full and people were on the call from Enfield … Continue reading →

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Norbert Fullerton’s Chinese take-away

Posted on April 25, 2023 by henry tapper

This article ‘s here because of an article on LCP’s website, written by Norbert Fullerton. He marvels at how the Chinese have consistently been better at table tennis than any other country over decades. You can read the article here. … Continue reading →

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How would LDI funds stack up in a VFM framework?

Posted on February 15, 2023 by henry tapper

  Slowly but surely what happened to LDI pooled funds in late September and early October  is beginning to emerge. Katie Martin of the FT has discovered that rather than declare a negative net asset value for a pooled fund, … Continue reading →

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This may be the last week I can grow my linked in connections.

Posted on February 11, 2023 by henry tapper

I currently have over29,900 linked in connections , 28,500 of whom follow me. I have recently been getting messages from Linked in reminding me LinkedIn members can have up to 30,000 1st-degree connections. To ensure an optimal experience on LinkedIn, … Continue reading →

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Why AgeWage is so keen to make “Value for Money” work.

Posted on February 3, 2023 by henry tapper

AgeWage was set up to improve the pensions savers got from the pots people built up from workplace saving. We have seen a problem reporting to people the value of their savings in “value for money terms”. We addressed this … Continue reading →

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VFM – more meat less bull

Posted on January 22, 2023 by henry tapper

The most pressing matter on the pension policy agenda (and we should expect a consultation on this in the next two weeks) is clarification on the DWP’s Value for Money agenda. The consultation may be long but it must address … Continue reading →

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No crocodile tears over falling contributions – please!

Posted on December 29, 2022 by henry tapper

In a lachrymose display of virtue signalling, the PMI reports that many employees are either reducing contributions to workplace pensions or thinking of doing so. This is neither surprising or regrettable, people need to take pension holidays from time to … Continue reading →

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