Tag Archives: Consultant
Commission – an unwanted risk.
Remaining in denial only defers and increases risk. Continue reading
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
Posted in advice gap, annuity, auto-enrolment, Payroll, pensions
Tagged Consultant, Employment, finance, Financial adviser, Financial services, GPP, Insurance, pension
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So what’s new in pension reform?
This is a round-up of the current issues buzzing around pensions; we’ll be producing plenty of these bulletins from http://www.pensionplaypen.com so do sign up to its email to get them. Auto-enrolment is underway; but even as staging commences, new pension … Continue reading
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Tagged Consultant, George Osborne, Government, Gregg McClymont, pension, Sherlock Holmes, Speech from the throne, UK State Pension
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A momentous day for restoring confidence in UK pensions
We cannot have confidence in a system where member’s pensions can be impacted by as much as 30% though advisory arbitrage. Continue reading
The “advice gap” can and will be filled
The advice gap left by the banning of commission can and will be filled Continue reading
Improving governance and best practice – Work and Pensions Committee
Trail commission has no more place in QWPS than consultancy charging Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, pensions
Tagged Consultant, DC Comics, Government, GPP, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Scheme, Work and Pension Committee
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Whose NEST is being feathered?
In everyday speak- the early phase NEST default investment approach is patronising nonsense and its only value is to NEST and Government Continue reading