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Tag Archives: Aviva
Don’t pander to pension populism! Zurich big-wig hits out at “freedoms”
“I have no time for populism” , was the astonishing rebuttal of top Zurich Insurance shrink Stefan Kroepfl. Kroepfl, who is global head of life business analysis – is no lightweight, nor was the discussion that ensued at this Dutch … Continue reading
Aviva (unlike tPR) get it right on transfers.
Well done Andy Briggs for saying what a responsible life company CEO should say . “Aviva backs ban on transfer advice charges“. Let’s be clear Aviva are not calling for a ban on defined benefit transfers, they are … Continue reading
IGC Class of 2018 – the results are in – this is how your Chair Report stacks up.
So here are my ratings for the principal IGC reports that I can find. There may be more reports skulking out there and I’ll be adding them if they get reported to me! As you can see, they … Continue reading
Posted in IGC, pensions
Tagged Aegon, Aviva, Black Rock, Chair, Fidelity, IGC, L&G, Old Mutual, pensions, Prudential, Scottish Widows, Standard, Zurich
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Aviva’s IGC – a “finger of fudge” – just enough (to give members a treat).
Just enough! Continue reading
Royal Mail CDC – proof of concept or the real deal?
I am always amazed at the churlishness of the pension industry towards innovation. Here’s John Lawson suggesting that the Royal Mail should be spending £400m a year to satisfy his curiosity. I’d quite like one or two schemes to try … Continue reading
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Tagged Aviva, CDC, John Lawson, pension, pensions, Plan, Royal Mail
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Has Tata the courage of its conviction? (the workplace pension that dare not speak its name)
It I’ve been in correspondence with a steelworker who wrote me this Over the past few months when my work colleagues at TATA have been talking about transferring out I suggested the TATA Aviva Plan to them as it … Continue reading
The pension dashboard is changing – but for the better?
Like a fool I thought that a DWP seminar on the Pension Dashboard would be held at the DWP, it was held at the ABI. I had to double back on my Boris Bike. which meant I missed the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aviva, Digital Garage, entrepreneurs, Hoxton, Innovation, Pension Dashboard, Technology
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TATA GPP – an investable option for BSPS members with a CETV.
I’ve received the following note from Aviva with regards the TATA group personal pension which has replaced BSPS as the corporately sponsored pension arrangement going forward. Thanks for your note below re the query you have received from a BSPS … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, de-risking, pensions, social media
Tagged Aviva, BSPS, CETV, GPP, tata
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“Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war”
One of the features of a close-knit community is that people talk to each other. For Steelworkers this has been at works and in clubs. Now the works and clubs of Port Talbot, Llanwern, Scunthorpe and Redcar have digital counterparts in the Facebook pages … Continue reading
Posted in BSPS, pensions
Tagged Al Rush, Aviva, BSPS, Port Talbot, Royal London, tata, Tax
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We do not restore confidence on our own – we do it together
Today we see the launch of the Government’s new industrial strategy. Five Live’s “Wake up to Money” program came from the white heat of a Coventry industrial research plant. Last week Nigel Wilson called for us to put back the Capital into Capitalism … Continue reading
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Tagged Aviva, Aviva Investors, Bonds, equities, Equity, Mark Wilson, Neil Woodford, Nigel Wilson, Patient Capital, pensions, The Pension Regulator
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