Tag Archives: Defined Ambition

“We are as concerned as we can afford to be”

The DWP has now presented the draft bill that will enable Defined Ambition pensions to be set up, probably from this time in 2016.  While lawyers pour over the clauses, it’s worth considering the responses the Government received to the ideas … Continue reading

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Friends of CDC calls for action! – our letter in the Times

  This letter appears in this morning’s edition of the Times Dear Sir, We all deserve access to pension products that provide us with better and more certain outcomes. Other European countries encourage private pension systems which are far more efficient … Continue reading

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How much certainty do we need?

Only in the public sector is the security of totally guaranteed income a genuine prospect, the rest of us seem happy to compromise Continue reading

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