Tag Archives: Common sense
Labour won big at the High Court. Why are they hiding it?
If you went to the Pension PlayPen event or have seen the video, you will know how important Harry Scoffin’s investment is. He has written this article that first appeared in LBC’s opinion space. Labour won big at the High … Continue reading
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Tagged Common sense, Commonhold, Harry Scoffin, LBC, Pensions, rent
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Alan Bates and the General Code of Practice.
Last week, the Pensions Regulator finally coughed up its 171 page General Code. You can download your copy here It tells us to “do good not bad” and it arrived as the nation stood in horror at what Fujitsu, the … Continue reading
Benefits will be restored at USS but will common sense?
UCU members in their tens of thousands have voted overwhelmingly to move forward with pension proposals agreed with employers which will pave the way for the restoration of benefits. When we launched our pensions dispute, university vice chancellors doubted us, … Continue reading
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Tagged Common sense, Con Keating, DB pensions, Jo Grady, Pensions, trust, UCU, USS, UUK
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Common sense needed on transfers
Whether you’re moving house or moving money, the process is fraught. We are no closer to pots following member than when the “portable personal pension” was established in 1987. The friction involved in moving money from scheme to scheme, fund … Continue reading
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Tagged annuities, Common sense, Freedom, guarantees, Money, moving money, pension freedom, pension savings, pension transfers, pensions, personal pension, Thomas Paine
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