Tag Archives: disclosure

Peoples;- for once the small print is good news!

Posted on February 22, 2019 by henry tapper

  Yesterday I published the news that People’s Pension has dropped its prices for those with larger balances which they estimate will lead to a 10% drop in overall fee income. That is good news, especially if you are in … Continue reading →

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UK – OK! Disclosure battle won – now let’s win the peace.

Posted on December 5, 2018 by henry tapper

The PPI have produced a really excellent paper “Charges, returns and transparency in DC – what can we learn from other countries?” The report, sponsored by Which? explores UK charges for pension schemes against those in the US, Australia, the … Continue reading →

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The DWP sticks to its guns on disclosure

Posted on February 26, 2018 by henry tapper

Disclosure of costs, charges and investments in DC occupational pensions Government Response The DWP have fulfilled on their promise to provide a disclosure framework for occupational  DC pension schemes. From April 2019, anyone in a DC workplace pension will be … Continue reading →

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The time is right for pension price disclosure.

Posted on June 4, 2017 by henry tapper

Last week I went to the FCA to discuss price disclosure with the Regulator. The time is right for people to understand what they pay to have their pension managed. I am one of the few people who gets information on … Continue reading →

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Cost disclosure now! No more workplace pension NDAs!

Posted on April 22, 2017 by henry tapper

Following Julius Pursaill’s excellent piece on value for money yesterday, I’m following up with some practical thoughts. The blog yesterday triggered a meeting with an IGC chair who probed me on the vfm scoring system that has been troubling me … Continue reading →

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What’s the point of disclosure if it never gets seen?

Posted on September 24, 2016 by henry tapper

Jo Cumbo has been writing some interesting pieces ( https://www.ft.com/content/787ad06e-7e7b-11e6-bc52-0c7211ef3198)  on how what we need to know about our retirement savings can be delivered to us as we want it. We get our shopping or our meals to our door if … Continue reading →

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If it’s not in the price- I’m not paying it.

Posted on May 28, 2015 by henry tapper

All week I have been beset by those nasty little extras that add up. On Norwegian Airlines everything is extra, water, food , headsets , blankets – the duty free is more expensive than Tescos. It costs $50 to put … Continue reading →

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