Tag Archives: DC Comics

Bill Whitehead’s drawers

Posted on March 5, 2012 by henry tapper

I wrote last week about why we need a national register of people’s pension pots (not a clearing house or a system of enforced transfers). Re-reading the post, I can see many people will be asking “what is the issue at … Continue reading →

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Search “my pensions”!

Posted on March 2, 2012 by henry tapper

Steve Webb is right in reckoning we would value our personal pension saving more if it were in one big pot. He is right that this would make the job of converting pension saving into an income stream for life easier. … Continue reading →

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What’s in store for UK pensions in 2012?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by henry tapper

Artificially depressed interest rates drive up DB deficits and depress annuities but the pressure on life companies and pension schemes to adopt Solvency II recedes as the UK  distances itself from Brussels. The price of the settlement on public sector pensions is … Continue reading →

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Ticking timebombs in the pension cupboard

Posted on November 18, 2011 by henry tapper

When things go wrong in DC pension administration they go badly wrong. The old axiom is “right first time”. The cost of unravelling a mistake can be ruinous. Take the case of the Dutch insurer Aegon, whose UK subsidiary formerly Scottish Equitable– has had … Continue reading →

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