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Tag Archives: British Steel
Nick Smith MP is right – the British Steel pension transfers are a special case.
The overall uphold rate for all BSPS cases to the Financial Ombudsman Service is around 63% in favour of steelworkers, including complaints relating to administration or delays. This compares with an overall FOS uphold rate of 40% for all cases … Continue reading
The breach of trust the FCA has yet to address
The MP’s Nick Smith and Stephen Kinnock held a press conference yesterday to remind the FCA that 3 years after the hard closure of “Time To Choose” , steelworkers are still waiting for something to happen by way of compensation … Continue reading
Why Steelworkers should question this pension buy-out.
News that Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has rescued those former members of the British Steel Pension Scheme who are currently in the PPF assessment period has been widely promoted by PIC’s financial PRs and got some favourable coverage in … Continue reading
Posted in age wage, BSPS
Tagged #pensions, British Steel, BSPS, Pension Protection Fund, Pensions, ppf
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The FCA bans contingent charging on transfers – 7,700 steelmen to be written to
Here is the decision taken by the FCA on how advice is charged for on DB transfers. It is precisely the position that I had hoped for and will ensure that DB schemes will continue to provide pensions to many … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, BSPS, pensions, trustee
Tagged British Steel, BSPS, contingent charging, pensions, Trsnsfers
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Put gallows humour apart – the Jingye deal looks good news for the north-east.
Jingye deal for British Steel expected to secure thousands of jobs https://t.co/lqGTFIob31 — Stefan #Labour:ForTheManyNotTheFew #GTTO (@SZaitschenko) November 11, 2019 There ought to be some gallows humour up at Scunny this morning. After all, the issues British Steel has had, … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, BSPS, pensions
Tagged British Steel, BSPS, North East, pensions, Scunthorpe
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Will “sausage and chips” replace the Lamborghini?
As the initial euphoria of ‘never having to buy an annuity again’ wears off, the prospect of freedoms becomes less appealing Whether ‘sausage and chips’ or ‘chicken in the basket’, the ‘factory gating’ that has gone on in South Wales … Continue reading
Posted in BSPS, pensions
Tagged British Steel, BSPS, lamborghini, Port Talbot, professional pensions, Sausage and Chips
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Why should frustration blight the pension promise?
I have been following a series of tweets from Jo Cumbo; they concern an interview with a man who has recently “encashed” his pension with the cash being invested in a drawdown product. He is 57, has worked for British … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged advice, British Steel, BSPS, Drawdown, pension, Pensionn Scheme
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Tata puts pensions first
Though the details of Tata’s offer to the members of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) are only sketchy , it is clear that they are focussed on members getting “PPF+” on existing benefits and a defined benefit pension … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, actuaries, pensions
Tagged British Steel, BSPS, John Ralfe, pensions, ppf, RAA, Steel, tata, TPR
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FAB index continues to climb (and has some good news for Tata Steel!) #FABI
First Actuarial’s Best estimate (FAB) Index improved again in March showing a surplus of £294bn across the 6,000 UK defined benefit schemes. This continues to buck the trend with the PPF 7800 index falling for the third month in a … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged British Steel, Deficit, Fab Index, FABI, first actuarial, tata
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Was DC the only choice for the Tata Steelworkers?
Speaking on the radio yesterday, John Ralfe called the decision of Tata Staff to accept the loss of future accrual into a final salary scheme in exchange for a 10% contribution into a DC pension fund as … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, FinTech, Jersey, pensions, Pensions Regulator, Politics, pot
Tagged British Steel, Defined Ambition, Freedoms, pension freedom, pensions, Ros Altmann, Steve Webb, tata, Tata steel, Technology
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