Tag Archives: Flex and Fix

Can we AFFORD the flexibility of drawdown and the certainty of an insured annuity?

  Not everyone can afford the flexibility of drawdown or a costly annuity.  CDC is a better way for ordinary people to get “deferred pay”. We want to make retirement affordable for many more of us. The freedom we were … Continue reading

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Help for our past 50 years work, hope for pensions next half century!

The Pensions Regulator has made an announcement of a change of attitude towards private DB pensions. Here is John Hamilton, chair of the Stagecoach Pension Trust, that has led change in the past six months. My only comments here are … Continue reading

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Has anyone asked employers – what pensions they want for their staff?

When you look at the mastertrust list you can see that the large employers with an history of pension provision for their staff have now decided to either provide staff with “pensions” or to rely on master trusts to do it … Continue reading

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