Tag Archives: Aviva

How green is my workplace pension?

Posted on November 25, 2018 by

I hadn’t thought of Grant Thornton as thought leaders in pensions. On Friday I met with an old friend – Sandy Trust to talk about value for money. Well that’s what I thought we’d talk about- but Sandy –  canny … Continue reading →

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How do Customers benchmark what’s good about their DC pension?

Posted on October 22, 2018 by

For employer’s it’s all been about inter-operability I’m returning to a question that has bothered me since the inception of auto-enrolment over six years ago. To begin with, it was a question for employers and could largely be answered in … Continue reading →

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Don’t pander to pension populism! Zurich big-wig hits out at “freedoms”

Posted on October 17, 2018 by

“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 →

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Aviva (unlike tPR) get it right on transfers.

Posted on May 15, 2018 by

    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 →

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IGC Class of 2018 – the results are in – this is how your Chair Report stacks up.

Posted on April 17, 2018 by

    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 →

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Aviva’s IGC – a “finger of fudge” – just enough (to give members a treat).

Posted on April 7, 2018 by

Just enough! Continue reading →

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Royal Mail CDC – proof of concept or the real deal?

Posted on February 23, 2018 by

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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Has Tata the courage of its conviction? (the workplace pension that dare not speak its name)

Posted on January 5, 2018 by

  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 →

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The pension dashboard is changing – but for the better?

Posted on December 12, 2017 by

      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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TATA GPP – an investable option for BSPS members with a CETV.

Posted on December 5, 2017 by

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 →

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