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Common sense needed on transfers
Whether you’re moving house or moving money, the process is fraught. We are no closer to pots following member than when the “portable personal pension” was established in 1987. The friction involved in moving money from scheme to scheme, fund … Continue reading
Posted in Change
Tagged annuities, Common sense, Freedom, guarantees, Money, moving money, pension freedom, pension savings, pension transfers, pensions, personal pension, Thomas Paine
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The freedom to transfer your pension benefits
The freedom to transfer pension benefits has since the 5th April been denied to millions of those with deferred pensions. If you are a member of an unfunded Government pension scheme (any scheme other than the Local Government schemes), they … Continue reading
The long walk to pension freedom
There is a walk to pension freedom – it needn’t be that long if we can get advice right. Continue reading
Posted in annuity, pensions, Pensions Regulator
Tagged Citizens Advice, FCA, Freedom, House, IFA, pension, pension freedom, pension transfers, TPAS
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Who wants change? Who wants to change?
Pension Freedoms is not about people doing exactly what you want them to. It is about allowing people to do exactly what they want to do. Yesterday I commended the Aon DC member survey to anyone prepared to submit … Continue reading
Freedom and choice – travelling in opposite directions, on the same journey or simply an accident waiting to happen?
This is another brilliant blog by the caustic insightful and very clever Ralph Frank, v 1.0 went out without an acknowledgement to Ralph-a Pension Plowman cock-up! The mantra of ‘freedom and choice’ has been in the forefront of the changes … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Business, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Financial services, Freedom, Government, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement
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