The observation that retirees 'don't have a clue' understates the advice gap rather than member apathy. Generative tools may finally…
I stand corrected. My apologies. The only overrides to that 2007 legislation were during Covid when the earnings link was…
The earnings increases that can now be expected in2027, 2028 and, probably, 2029 are not part of the triple-lock. It’s…
I suspect you mean that the 2.5% floor won’t be the binding element in 2027? The earnings part of the…
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The consumer voice insists on being heard.
I went to a Transparency Taskforce event at the office of Hausfeld, to hear the voice of the Transparency Task Force and to honour Chris Sier, who helped TTF be founded in 2015 but who will be with us … Continue reading
Aviva’s IGC; a good quality life company promoting itself through its IGC!
Aviva have delivered their IGC report and it’s a thorough piece of work. You can download it here or read it in full from this blog The marketing of these reports seems to depend on very relaxed executives in casual … Continue reading
TPR and FCA are very polite at Parliament’s General Committee
A discussion between parliament’s General Commission and Patrick Coyne of TPR and Charlotte Clark This session gets a lot of interest from Government , perhaps because both regulators are within Government and neither have a commercial interest in the Pension … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlotte Clark, FCA, General Committee, parliament, Patrick Swayne, Pensions, TPR
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A small step from the FCA helping Nest and Suez and many others
This morning I’ve been thinking through the ideas put forward earlier this summer about including all workers in a universal pension system. It’s good to hear that the FCA are doing something about this now, it need not wait till … Continue reading
Defaults must be brutal- people who get defaulted say “no” to choice- TPR
TPR and FCA have done a joint podcast. Listening to “Guided retirement and helping savers make the right decisions” at https://t.co/JotfjdxaYE — Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) August 23, 2025 Patrick Coyne, Interim Director of Pensions Reform at TPR, and Nike Trost, … Continue reading
A new kind of influencer – the financial flame thrower?
Here is a new kind of influencer – the influencer on social media. My friend Derek Scott, who is my kind of financial influencer sent me this – which has interesting comparison with what I have been suggesting in the … Continue reading
Compassion in Action: The Women Fighting for Fraud and Financial Abuse Victims
This article has been passed me by Sue Flood who has worked for women’s rights in the financial world. I am happy to give her thoughts space on this blog. In a world too often ruled by numbers and red … Continue reading
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Sarah Pritchard – deputy CEO of FCA – Good News!
Sarah Pritchard is good news for the FCA and good news for pensions. The Pension Schemes Bill came from our Pension Minister who has responsibilities for Treasury and DWP. That means both FCA and TPR are part of the … Continue reading
“Risk is good” the FCA says, do we believe that?
I am pleased to see the FCA promoting risk-taking as part of a growth culture in investment. This from the FT report. Speaking at the Global Management Summit 2025, Simon Walls, executive director of markets at the FCA, explained how … Continue reading
11 tales from the FCA – a pension super-team!
I have had great fun exploring these 162 slides of information offered us by the FCA but collated by Ignition House. I didn’t know it was anything to do with Ignition until its boss reprimanded me for flattering the FCA … Continue reading
The DWP has responded to calls for the State Pension to be increased to at least £14,500 a year –…