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Tag Archives: Consultant
Start out as you mean to go on – come work with us!
We’re looking for someone who’s spent a year + in pensions and wants to work in a proper consultancy. Continue reading
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A make or break week for UK investors
Are fund managers the new bankers? If you’ve read the excellent (draft) FCA Asset Management Market Study, you’d be forgiven to think they were – (and that investment consultants were their knowing flunkies). The question now is how far the FCA … Continue reading
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Posted in advice gap, consultant, corporate governance, pensions
Tagged Asset management, Consultant, FCA, ft, Funds, IA, Investment Association, investment consultant
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“Only rich people think small amounts don’t matter”
That’s a quote from Debora Price and I’m making it a strap for whatever campaign I can cobble together to make Government Incentives happen for those who qualify for them , but can’t get them because their trustees don’t collect … Continue reading
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Posted in pensions, pot
Tagged Consultant, Debora Price, DWP, Employment, Financial services, JLT, Mastertrust, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, net-pay, NOW, pension playpen, pensions, People's Pension, poor, relief at source, Retirement, rich
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Advisers advise, fiduciaries govern.
I am going to New York next month to talk about risk sharing in the UK. I will be sharing my session with Simon Nelson of Eckler, a Canadian actuary and we’re comparing notes at the moment. I’d like to … Continue reading
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Posted in pensions
Tagged advice, Consultant, empoloyer, Fiduciary, governance, pension, trustee
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How to pay a consultant.
Why this is on my mind Today I’m speaking at a conference for pension consultants which is supposed to be exploring the opportunities for them and for their clients. Looking at their agenda, there is an obvious issue missing “how … Continue reading
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Posted in accountants, consultant, pensions, reward
Tagged Actuarial science, Business, Consultant, Employment, Feedback, Insurance, Investing, Pay, pensions, Retirement, reward, United States
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The death bell tolls for commission –
Another step on the hard road to pensions decency Continue reading
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Is our pension scheme good enough for auto-enrolment?
Today, assessing whether your existing pension qualifies for auto-enrolment is easy. Continue reading
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Posted in annuity, auto-enrolment
Tagged Consultant, Default (finance), Government, Insurance, Investment, National Employment Savings Trust, OFT, pension
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Pensions for nothing and advice for free
Insurers will reconsider their options on schemes where commission is paid but no advice is delivered Continue reading
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Posted in auto-enrolment, investment, NEST, pensions
Tagged AMC, Consultant, Employment, Financial services, Insurance, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Trail commission
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Commission – an unwanted risk.
Remaining in denial only defers and increases risk. Continue reading
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Posted in advice gap, pensions
Tagged AMC, Consultant, DWP, Government, GPP, John McCririck, OFT, pension
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Replacing the financial salesman in the workplace.
Auto-enrolment killed this kind of adviser as video killed the radio star. Continue reading
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Posted in advice gap, annuity, auto-enrolment, Payroll, pensions
Tagged Consultant, Employment, finance, Financial adviser, Financial services, GPP, Insurance, pension
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