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What employers know about their pensions – the brutal truth

Are you interested in why employers end up with the workplace pension into which they pay their and their staff’s money? Do you want to know more about how they value that pension and why they consider switching pensions? Then … Continue reading

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What employers know about their pensions – the brutal truth

Are you interested in why employers end up with the workplace pension they pay their and their staff’s money? Do you want to know more about how they value that pension and why they consider switching pensions? Then you should … Continue reading

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Stephen Timms asks the PRA what they are up

Yesterday I wrote about a meeting between the regulatory sub-group of the Treasury Select Committee with members of the PRA and in particular Sam Woods, its Deputy Governor. On the same day that meeting was going ahead, Stephen Timms sent … Continue reading

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Government get small pots consolidation right- almost!

Small pension pots get a “central consolidator” – payroll breathe easy! In the blog above , I congratulated Government on taking a decision on how it intended to deal with the small pots problem. But we are still a long … Continue reading

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After 10 years of talk – it’s time to give CDC to the FCA.

It’s more than 10 years since the DWP invited a consultation on “reshaping workplace pensions for future generations”. A generation of savers has come and gone since then. 2013 Trawling through my archives I found this clip, with a photo … Continue reading

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Superfunds jeopardized by regulatory torpor and timidity

  One of the key planks of the Mansion House reforms needs is in urgent need of regulatory attention. There may be legislation and guidance enabling Pension Superfunds to consolidate DB plans, but without revision, the Pension Regulator’s guidance looks … Continue reading

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Response to the DWP’s consultation on choice architecture for DC spenders

The DWP has published a consultation called Helping savers understand their pension choices It is  billed as a Response to the products and services element of the call for evidence and the public consultation on a policy framework to support … Continue reading

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Pension trustee skills, capability, and culture – must change!

Necessarily August brings a lighter workload and the opportunity to dive deeper into the questions the DWP are asking the pensions industry. I am using this month to write responses which are personal and reflect the views of my colleagues … Continue reading

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“Helping savers understand their pension choices” My Blueprint for Trustees.

  I’m using these cold and wet weekends we’re having, not to sit alone on my boat but to write to Government my thoughts on some of their  papers that come out of the Mansion House Reforms. The one I … Continue reading

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Curiouser and curiouser – small pots the real agenda (Will Watling)

This blog, written by Will Watling on 25 July 2023,  sums up the frustration of those who have committed time to developed the  infrastructure to let pots follow members., The blog can also be found on Altus’ Website and on social media Those … Continue reading

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