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The spring statement – pension “news” for the blues.
In a week’s time we will have a spring statement. Any thoughts of largesse from the Chancellor will have suffered from downgrades in our economies economic growth and these are founded by our failure to grow month on month. Fiscal … Continue reading
A blog on pensions in memory of the late Frank Field.
Having the courage of your conviction is something we look for in politicians. It is not something that we have seen much in evidence recently. Had the current Government fulfilled on its many promises to the country, not least to … Continue reading
Frank Field is dead
Frank Field has died and our world is the poorer for it. We have known of his illness for a long time, but that doesn’t soften the loss. Only yesterday we remembered his work on behalf of the misadvised … Continue reading
FCA offers steelworkers £150 compensation for their loss of redress
It has been six years and four months since Frank Field wrote this letter to Megan Butler at the FCA. Following evidence on the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) in Parliament in November , the Work and Pensions Committee wrote … Continue reading
Frank Field – Companion of Honour.
Very nice to see @frankfieldteam become a Companion of Honour. New Year Honours: Political veteran Frank Field given exclusive honour https://t.co/W5vu0IdTLf — Dave Brooks (@PensionsDave) December 31, 2021 Frank Field is dying and dying as he has lived, in … Continue reading
Mr Field – you want a common measure for value for money? I’ve got one!
In the Work and Pension Select Committee’s report on pension transparency, one demand has caught the imagination of the pension community You can read Kim Kaveh’s excellent article here. Professional Pensions ran the question on its Pension Buzz survey and … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Frank Field, Money, Transparency, value, Value for Money, VFM, Work and Pensions Select Committee, WPC
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What WPS is ACTUALLY saying about pension transparency
The headlines are about “rip-off” pension charges, but the WPS Select Committee’s report is a wide-ranging investigation into the transparency of the pensions industry and not a sensationalist attack on charges. It sets out its stall in the pre-amble. There should … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, DWP, Frank Field, pensions, W&P Select, Work and Pensions Select Committee, WPS
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Open pensions – not closed meetings!
In advance of an expected announcement on the pensions dashboard on Monday, Frank Field has published a letter to Guy Opperman and his Work and Pensions Select Committee and has published the findings of a round table with the “pension … Continue reading
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Tagged ABI, AgeWage, Amber Rudd, Dashboard, Frank Field, Guy Opperman, IA, open pensions, pensions, PLSA
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Pensions “Shock and Awe”
Next week looks like being a big one for Pensions with the Pensions Minister summoning the dasboardistas to Westminster on Monday morning for the big reveal. This meeting is scheduled to last an hour and will mean I will be … Continue reading
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Tagged ABI, Costs and charges, Frank Field, IA, lipkin, meech, pensions, PLSA, Transparency, Work and Pensions
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Frank Field – a Labour warrior.
Frank Field Quits Labour Party https://t.co/lr5COhPfCq pic.twitter.com/yVXTAild4f — Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) August 30, 2018 Yesterday I reported that Chris Sier and Andy Agethangelou were appearing in front of Frank Field’s Work and Pensions Select Committee. Today I’m writing about Frank … Continue reading
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Tagged Frank Field, ft, jo cumbo, pensions, Work and Pensions Select Committee
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