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“Retirees don’t know what to do” – NO SHIT SHERLOCK!
The BBC report… A minority of those aged 55 and over are withdrawing too much from their pension pots, the industry has warned. However, after the first full year since pension freedoms began, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) said … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, drawdwon, no shit sherlock, Paul Lewis, pension, pensions, Retirement
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Mark Carney v Barononess Altmann
In the Bank’s corner – Mark Carney In the Saver’s corner – Baroness Altmann Monetary policy is not helping ordinary people and low rates may be doing more harm than good Ordinary savers are being hung out to dry and … Continue reading
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Tagged Altmann, annuity, Bank of England, borrowing, carney, Government, pensions
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“Just because you’ve built it”..Some home truths about robo-advice.
The problem with Alan and Gina Miller is they are right, and they say the things that the financial services industry don’t want to hear. Before the TTF was a gleam in our eye , they were proving we were … Continue reading
Secondary annuities- more questions than answers
I’ve been asked for my views on secondary annuities. I asked myself would I trade my annuity. Of course, I wouldn’t, I wouldn’t buy one. I wouldn’t sell my state pension, I wouldn’t sell my rights to my defined … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, dc pensions, de-risking, pensions
Tagged annuity, Buing, Business, Cash, Financial services, Paul Lewis, pension, pensions, Retirement, secondary annuity, selling
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Secondary annuities – who benefits? RALPH FRANK
Another great guest blog from Ralph- keep them coming Ralph – your reader stats are awesome!(Pension Plowman) The seemingly inexorable march towards the creation of a secondary annuity market passed two significant milestones last week. HMRC published a consultation covering the … Continue reading
Pensions need to be sold for the sausage not the sizzle.
A great observation from Steve Groves, CEO of partnership this morning. @henryhtapper @tcfDAN @clivewaller healthy people were buying to early. Lie expectancy increased 10yrs and annuitisation age didn't move… — steve_g@partnership (@Sjg3G) January 12, 2016 By “buying” Steve means “buying … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, annuity, auto enrolment, Business, Business and Economy, dc pensions, DWP, Employment, Financial services, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, personal pension, Retirement, Sausage, sizzle, Steve Groves
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“Confusion rife!” and not just over the new state pension.
The DWP Select Committee has published its report “Understanding the New State Pension” this morning. The accompanying Press release calls for clear statements of entitlement while stopping short of calling for changes to those entitlements. The Work and Pensions Committee’s … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, auto enrolment, Business, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, DWP select committee, Employment, Financial services, Frank Field, National Employment Savings Trust, New State Pension, pension, Pension new, pensions, Retirement, Ros Altmann, state pension, Steve Webb
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60% of UK wealth manager’s customers getting “unsuitable advice”?!?
This arrives in an email from my friend Per Andelius. It refers to the FCA thematic review that can be found here. It’s a brilliantly written article and if anyone knows its source, please send it me, as I would … Continue reading
Why I’m excited about second hand annuities.
Transparency is the great disinfectant, but disinfectant- when applied to an open wound- can be painful. It is however the only way we can recover. Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, Brussels, CDC, HArriet Baldwin, Phil Loney, Royal London, secondary annuity, solvency, Steve Webb, Treasury
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The Nigella Lawson of workplace pensions
I met Hayley Jaggers at a recent Capacity Crunch Conference and linked in with her. We agreed to meet at our Tonbridge offices and we had a business meeting yesterday. She has re-defined my expectation of what can be achieved … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, annuity, auto enrolment, Automatic Enrolment Solutions, Business, Business and Economy, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, National Employment Savings Trust, Payroll, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, workplace Pensions
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