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What do I do with my defined benefit pension?

Posted on January 26, 2015 by henry tapper

Many people have defined benefit rights (commonly called “frozen pensions”). Some people continue to build up defined benefit pension rights, most are in Government backed schemes. A large number of people are enjoying pensions from theses defined benefit schemes. … Continue reading →

Posted in advice gap | Tagged annuity, Business, Business and Economy, cash commutation, defined benefit, defined benefit pension rights, DWP, Employment, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, occupational pension, occupational pensions, partial transfer values, pension, Pension Advisory Service, Pension new, pension playpen, pension rights, pensions, Retirement, state pensions, Transfer values | 6 Comments

How did IFAs end up payroll experts?

Posted on January 25, 2015 by henry tapper

In 2011 I started getting interested in payroll. Having read the automatic enrolment regulations it seemed I’d have to if my firm was to help employers. In 2012 and 2013 and 2014 I was named among the top 50 … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged 1966 FIFA World Cup Final, Actuarial science, annuity, auto enrolment, Business and Economy, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, DWP, Employment, Financial services, Government, IFA, Payroll, Payroll World Round Table, Payroll World Top 50 | Leave a comment

Middle-class economics

Posted on January 21, 2015 by henry tapper

“So the verdict is clear. Middle-class economics works. Expanding opportunity works. And these policies will continue to work, as long as politics don’t get in the way.” Barack Obama, State of the Union Speech 2015. I suspect that these … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged Barack Obama, Boris Johnson, Business, Business and Economy, Cameron, Churchill, Farage, Government, Johnson, middle class, Middle Class Economics, obama, pension, Pension Poverty, pensions, Society, State of the Union, Steve Webb | Leave a comment

Get your BR19 as your first step to being “Pension Wise”

Posted on January 12, 2015 by henry tapper

Treasury now in charge of “Pension Wisdom”. Another Monday, another set of pension headlines. The Treasury announce that the Guidance Guarantee is no more and hereafter the delivery mechanism for the help we’ll be getting at retirement will be called … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged Actuarial science, annuity, auto enrolment, BR19, Business and Economy, CDC, DWP, Financial services, Freedoms, Guidance, Guidance Guarantee, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension Freedomd, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Poverty, Pension Regulator, Pension Wise, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb, Treasury | 3 Comments

Let’s play fantasy CIO at NEST!

Posted on January 11, 2015 by henry tapper

NEST has invited all of us to play “fantasy CIO” and create a default investment strategy for its members to and through retirement. If you’re prepared to get to page 118 of the consultation paper, you are asked as question 18 … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged auto enrolment, Business, Business and Economy, CDC, corporate risk, de-risking, Investment management, linkedin, London, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, Pension Poverty, Pension Regulator, pensions, Politics, Retirement | Leave a comment

The future of retirement – Pension PlayPen responds to NEST

Posted on January 10, 2015 by henry tapper

Why Pension PlayPen is responding Pension PlayPen is reluctantly responding to NEST’s consultation; reluctantly as we have been asked these questions before in a number of different guises. The report is long and so is this response. We are … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged Actuarial science, annuity, auto enrolment, Business and Economy, CDC, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Financial services, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb, twitter | Leave a comment

“An idealogical inexactitude” – A guest blog by Eamonn O’Connor

Posted on January 9, 2015 by henry tapper

As the election season is in full swing, some reflections on the ideological conflict inherent in the pension changes in the air for 2015. From April, we will see the abolition of compulsory annuity purchase and, with it, the introduction … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged Business, Business and Economy, CDC, city noble, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Eamonn O'Connor, Financial services, NEST, Pension Freedoms, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb | 1 Comment

What’s this about selling your annuity?

Posted on January 5, 2015 by henry tapper

Steve Webb’s latest idea that the Government will encourage the sale and purchase of life annuities is not as crazy as it sounds. Indeed the practice is commonplace in the USA where many court awards are granted as an income … Continue reading →

Posted in actuaries, advice gap | Tagged Actuarial science, annuity, Business, Business and Economy, corporate governance, dc pensions, de-risking, Financial services, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Retirement, Steve Webb | 5 Comments

Hats off to all workplace pension providers

Posted on December 11, 2014 by henry tapper

I’ve referred earlier this week to an excellent article by Kim North in Money Marketing in which she points to the ongoing work Scottish Widows have been doing on the participation of women in workplace pensions. In the same … Continue reading →

Posted in FCA, NEST, Retirement | Tagged Aegon, Aviva, BlackRock, Business, Business and Economy, CDC, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, Friends Life, Government, L&G, London, NEST, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pensions, Politics, Prudential, Retirement, Royal London, Scottish Life, Standar Life, Steve Webb, workplace Pensions, Zurich | Leave a comment

Pensions for start-ups – you having a laugh?

Posted on November 10, 2014 by henry tapper

Well “no” actually! This article sets out to explain why even the youngest of companies should be planning for pensions. Pension planning isn’t top of the list for entrepreneurs, most hope their business will become their pension. But there are good … Continue reading →

Posted in accountants, advice gap, auto-enrolment, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions Regulator, Start ups | Tagged auto enrolment, auto-enrolment.DWP.Paul Johnson, Business, Business and Economy, corporate governance, dc pensions, Employment, entrepreneurs, Financial services, National Employment Savings Trust, pensions, Retirement, start-ups | Leave a comment

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What do I do with my defined benefit pension?

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