Tag Archives: final salary

DB pensioners – ask for more – now!

Posted on March 19, 2024 by henry tapper

These young people are losing their jobs and making it clear they are aggrieved – on Tik-Tok. Older people don’t find it easy to get their voices heard when they are losing out. In this blog William McGrath argues that … Continue reading →

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Ros Altmann’s response to TPR’s DB funding code consultation.

Posted on September 3, 2020 by henry tapper

I have asked for responses to the Pension Regulator’s consultation questions and Ros Altmann has obliged. As a member of the House of Lords and former Pension Minister, I hope Ros’ replies will be of particular interest Continue reading →

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So you want to pay your own pension costs- do you?

Posted on September 25, 2017 by henry tapper

A new twist to the Pension Transfer Debate has been introduced by Willis Towers Watson (WTW) at a seminar last Tuesday at their London offices. At the event, consultants reported a ripple effect caused by the surge in members transferring out. WTW … Continue reading →

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Extreme investment caution’s killing off final salary schemes – Boulding.

Posted on August 18, 2017 by henry tapper

  Extreme investment caution is killing off final salary pensions, believes Adrian Boulding – and, within that, there is a stark message too for the defined contribution saver. Adrian is a long time friend of this blog and I’m pleased … Continue reading →

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Five moral reasons I didn’t take my DB transfer.

Posted on December 31, 2016 by henry tapper

Jo Cumbo (my journalist of the year) has finished 2016 with a fascinating article on what (her sub editor?) describes as “a stampede to cash in gold-plated final salary schemes“. I felt angry – a little bit “dirt” when I’d … Continue reading →

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