Tag Archives: Ed Miliband

It’s a “no” to that Royal Charter from the Plowman

Posted on March 19, 2013 by henry tapper

In case you are wondering, the views of the pension plowman are not necessarily those of First Actuarial and quite often aren’t. Continue reading →

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Your 10 frequently asked pension questions

Posted on October 22, 2012 by henry tapper

 Is Aviva a bus or a pension company? If I am entitled, am I eligible for a company contribution? If I am eligible, am I an entitled worker? Why has Gregg McClymont got so many consonants in his name? Why has … Continue reading →

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What Steve Webb must do now.

Posted on October 17, 2012 by henry tapper

Well Mr Webb, you said it; I refer to your excellent talk at the IOD (16/10/12) First you said that you would legislate for “pot follows member” in 2014/15 .Then when asked what happens if a member transfers to a bad qualifying scheme, you … Continue reading →

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“The older I get, the less I trust my pension!”

Posted on September 30, 2012 by henry tapper

An interesting observation from Gerry Barwell in 140 characters When I interview consumers on AE/ wider pensions – the barrier of mistrust is significant. Less so in the young but for 40+ Which gives us the opportunity to speculate on … Continue reading →

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An amnesty on pension charges is not the answer!

Posted on August 11, 2012 by henry tapper

It seem that Aviva are to review the legacy charges on pension charges. Tom Mcphail is calling for a general amnesty on charges that hints that there is currently a “charges war”. There isn’t a charges war Tom, if there was … Continue reading →

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