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Another go at getting pensions to scale up Britain – is this more than talk?
A consortium of some of the UK’s largest pension providers has agreed to “explore” the creation of a new fund to back the most promising British private companies. The proposals for a so-called UK Scale-up Fund are backed by … Continue reading
Have Pensions had such good ministers and advisers in Parliament? HMT, DWP and beyond look sorted.
I am pleased to see the junior ministers appointed by Andy Burnham yesterday. I have included all that are new, those who are reappointed and those who are gone in this blog It tells good news for the House … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell, Davies, DWP, house of commons, House of Lords, MP, Pensions, Pitt-Watson, state pension, Timms, Treasury
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Confusion ABOUT Torsten Bell but certainty FROM him about pensions
Am I the only reader of Corporate Adviser over how they know there is a Bell in the cabinet? If that “Bell” is Torsten Bell, he has neither joined nor remains in the cabinet. My friend Tom McPhail is as … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell, Cabinet, McFadden, Pensions, State Pension Age, Torsten Bell
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From Bell to Haldane isn’t very far. Pension investment is under scrutiny.
Someone asked me on Linked in if I knew of a book to learn about pensions. I suggested “Great Britain? How We Get our Future Back” by Torsten Bell. It is not about technical aspects of pensions but a quick … Continue reading
Pension reform’s this Government’s success – Bell its poster boy.
This is one of three blogs this morning on the change of attitude to pensions that this Government is bringing about. Bell is right to boast os his achievement. Richard Smith gets the import of what’s going on. First let’s … Continue reading
Higher payroll payments for deferred pay; Webb and Bell should work together
In a recent talk to the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, Steve Webb was savage about the lack of progress in pension policy. Thanks to Callum Conway for this report last week We need the straight talking of Webb on … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell, Contribution, Deferred Pay, higher deductions, Pensions, Steve Webb, Torsten Bell, Webb
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Is financial services doing well? “we’ll hear it is today
There are many reasons for those working in the City to feel concerned. There is a log in any signs of recovery that our public markets are recovering, we are going through a lag in recovery in house prices after … Continue reading
Public Spending will fall when productivity improves..
Thanks Steve There is in the departments that touch on pensions (and it’s more than HMT and DWP) a malaise at this moment because Government is failing to show a direction. Steve Groves would have Government cut back and so … Continue reading
Priorities for delivery of pension pain? – The latest HMT fishing.
The Government continues its fishing expeditions on budget taxation withe the FT being given the job of promoting the levying of national insurance on employer contributions into people’s pensions, this would include contributions made by savers who elect to sacrifice … Continue reading
Why Bell and Reeves are too right to risk us being wrong .
I have posted Jo Cumbo’s argument that we should not be mandating investment in UK private markets,- so it is fair to publicise the other side. Will Hutton’s argument is that pension trustees should think investing in this country’s growth, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell, Conference, Cumbo, Hutton, Manchester, Pension UK, Pensions, Reeve, Sterling 20
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