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A formal response to the FCA’s Value For Money Framework.
CP24/16: The Value for Money Framework This response comes from AgeWage , Pension PlayPen and Pension SuperHaven. Collectively we are looking for members to get better outcomes through bigger pots and better pensions. It is also my personal response. … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, FCA, pension playpen, Pitch
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Validating a proposal to pay people pensions
My very good friend Carsten Staehr has sold his interest in payroll to pursue his interest in his family, sport and alcohol (running a wine bar). Tales of Carsten are numerous and I will not rehearse the excesses that have … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Business, Con Keating, corporate governance, DB, dc pensions, de-risking, Government, NEST, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb
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“Show some bloody compassion!” Martin Lewis – a friend to the poor.
It’s time to call out these comments. When I started my career, the BBC called a programme I went on, about debt crisis “Hey Big Spender” – I objected. The biggest cause of debt crisis was change of circumstance. Since … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Business, DWP, Employment, Financial services, Martin Lewis, pension, Steve Webb
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Playpen 15,000 members and countless memories
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
Smart ways to improve our “accidental” saving.
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
Taking VFM seriously – “waiting for others to join”
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
Norbert Fullerton’s Chinese take-away
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
How would LDI funds stack up in a VFM framework?
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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Tagged AgeWage, DWP, pension, Pensions, Retirement, toby nangle, TPR, workplace Pensions
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This may be the last week I can grow my linked in connections.
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