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DRAWDOWN TAX; I’m as free as a bird (in a cage)
I’m as free as a bird can be when “freedom” is defined and confined by HMRC. “Me” as case study; I have a pension pot which wealth managers call “big” but can only supply me with an income of £15,000 … Continue reading
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Let’s put an end to pension transfer privilege.
“Sexy cash” legitimised? A few years ago , Sir Steve Webb, then our pension minister, stood in front of the PLSA and berated Boots and its pension scheme for tempting members out of the pension scheme with cash incentives. He … Continue reading
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Posted in annuity, auto-enrolment, pensions
Tagged CETV, Critical yield, DB, dc, defined benefit, Defined Contribution, IFA, Philip Green, transfer advice, transfers
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Good and bad news for Tata’s pension scheme
BSPS members down but not out The deal facing members of the British Steel Pension Schemes(BSPS) isn’t great , but it’s a whole lot better than that predicted. What’s clear is that there won’t be much future accrual of defined … Continue reading
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Tagged British Steel, BSPS, defecit, defined benefit, Defined Contribution, ft, pension, Pension Protection Fund, ppf, tata, TPR
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“The Gold Star DC Pension Plan” – awaiting conception!
That good chap Jonathan Stapleton who runs mags for Incisive has asked me for my view on what makes for a gold star DC pension scheme. I’ve submitted 150 words which I hope will find their way into a … Continue reading
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Posted in CDC, dc pensions, defined ambition, pensions
Tagged Dave Brailsford, dc, Defined Contribution, Fiona Dunsire, Gold star, pensions, PQM
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Floundering in the dark – the PP DC Conference
De profundis It was a beautiful day and it was a great hotel. But I left the Professional Pensions Defined Contribution Conference profoundly depressed. Perhaps I needed lux in tenebris (see the progress that is being made elsewhere). The problems created … Continue reading
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Tagged blockchain, CDC, dc, Defined Contribution, Freedom, IGC, Pension Freedoms, PP Conference
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The forgotten victims of commission
While the arguments about the abolition of commission for auto-enrolment pensions (from April 2016) are clear-cut, the fate of policies which aren’t used for auto-enrolment – isn’t. This is particularly the case for commission based occupational pension schemes. This week, … Continue reading
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The freedom to transfer your pension benefits
The freedom to transfer pension benefits has since the 5th April been denied to millions of those with deferred pensions. If you are a member of an unfunded Government pension scheme (any scheme other than the Local Government schemes), they … Continue reading
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Will pension freedoms be the death of Defined Benefit?
I thought it was the last supper (or at least the last pension playpen lunch). We had twelve men around the table (no women) and there was sombre expectation as we considered the impact small changes in tax legislation … Continue reading
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Posted in advice gap, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions Regulator
Tagged annuity, Business, Con Keating, dc pensions, defined benefit, defined benefit pension, Defined Contribution, Freedoms, Government, last supper, pension, Pension Freedoms, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Protection Fund, Pension Regulator, pensions, Politics, ppf, public sector, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, state pension, Steve Webb
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Are workplace pensions “risk-free” to employers?
If you think workplace savings plans are “risk free” to employers – think again; “value for money” changes that Continue reading
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Posted in advice gap, Bankers, consultant, dc pensions, Fiduciary Management, First Actuarial, pension playpen, pensions, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement
Tagged Business, Business and Economy, Canada, CDC, Colin Ripsman, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc, dc pensions, de-risking, decumulation, Defined benefit pension plan, Defined Contribution, Eckler Ltd, Employment, Financial services, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Plan sponsors, Retirement, retirement income, Steve Webb, workplace Pensions
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What should employers do about pensions?
Employers pay pensions – don’t they? It’s baked into the DNA of Government social policy that a part of the welfare system is managed by employers prepared to fund an employee benefit that provides a certain income in retirement. So … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, corporate risk, dc, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Defined Contribution, DWP, employer, Employment, Freedoms, Government, Insurance, Money, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension Freedoms, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb, Work
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