Tag Archives: big-fat-pot
It costs a lot if you live on your pot!
I’ve been reading an article in the Times (for Times readers) and I’m pretty struck by this section, by the impact it would have on anyone close to retirement nearing the average “pension pot” of £37k. Even though the average … Continue reading
Respect small pension pots, they simmer our dreams
I was lucky to be invited to listen to Chris Curry yesterday at a DWP convened meeting to think about the issues around small pots. Much of the information discussed was proprietary to the DWP so I can’t share the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Boulding, big-fat-pot, consolidation, DWP, Guy Opperman, small pots
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Open pensions make Pot-for-Life redundant
oked at proposals from the Australian Government to test Super pension schemes for the value we were giving for member’s money. This idea is not being universally well received in the UK, David Harris described it as politically inspired tosh. … Continue reading
Pot follows member – over a cliff?
There’s a great saying in racing “I’d follow that horse over a cliff”. It’s a morbid comment on most gambler’s instinct to chase losses for sentimental rather than economic reasons. When conviction sets in, then rationality is the loser and … Continue reading
Posted in pensions, Pensions Regulator, Personal Accounts, Popcorn Pensions
Tagged advice, annuity, auto enrolment, Ben Cocks, big-fat-pot, DWP, Employment, insurance companies, insurance company, Pension Freedoms, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Politics, Pot, Pot follows member, Retirement, Steve Webb
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Note to @stevewebb1 – My Pot can follow me to CDC.
John Ralfe, at a City seminar claimed there was no appetite for CDC either among employers or among members of pension schemes. Well I disagree; the people I talk to who are not in pensions say they want change- new … Continue reading