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“Bill it to the fund”- why the TTF calls for full disclosure.
(Brief)case study I didn’t quite know what the smart gentleman meant when he offered me a drink in a first class carriage coming down from Manchester. “It’s ok – we’re billing to the fund”. Then it dawned on me, the … Continue reading
Half a million savers let down by those they trust!
I am (once again) grateful to Jo Cumbo of the FT for her excellent reporting. Here is her summary of the latest state of the nation report on the progress of IGCs and Trustee Chairs overseeing our workplace pensions. You … Continue reading
Pensions and the Media
We like to think that the media works well with the pension industry, but it’s a relationship based on our money, not on mutual respect. In this article I look at how the media really view pensions, concluding we have … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Higham, Blog, ft, John Ralfe, Media, Out reach, pensions, press, Ros Altmann, social media, Steve Webb, Technology, twitter, Value for Money
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Good and bad news for Tata’s pension scheme
BSPS members down but not out The deal facing members of the British Steel Pension Schemes(BSPS) isn’t great , but it’s a whole lot better than that predicted. What’s clear is that there won’t be much future accrual of defined … Continue reading
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Tagged British Steel, BSPS, defecit, defined benefit, Defined Contribution, ft, pension, Pension Protection Fund, ppf, tata, TPR
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Shouldn’t Pension Schemes CREATE jobs? #CIPD
News that ballooning pension deficits are hitting profits and leading to hiring freezes is both unwelcome and unacceptable. Pension schemes should be benefiting UK businesses, enabling them to retire those becoming less productive and hire the best new talent. But … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, actuaries, advice gap, pensions
Tagged CIPD, Deficits, defined benefits, FABI, first actuarial, ft, jobs, Kevin Wesbroom, la-la thinking, pensioners, pensions, Ros Altmann
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Con Keating responds to John Ralfe in FT letters
This is a letter published by Con Keating in the Financial Times. Sir, I am surprised that John Ralfe is baffled by my proposal for a more accurate evaluation of defined benefit pension liabilities (Letters, October 28). Not only have … Continue reading
Put up or shut up Otto – how are you paying back our money?
If you weren’t in Liverpool for last week’s PLSA conference, do not slit your wrists. You can watch the sessions on youtube. If you want to hear how product providers see the challenges on them and us- from the remaining … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, Drawdown, ft, josephine cumbo, NEST, Otto Thorsen, PLSA, the Pensins Regulator
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What the Pension Bill means
The 2016 Pensions Bill was published this week and it will have serious implications for single employer occupational schemes, small-mostly insured executive arrangements and for the burgeoning market for commercial mastertrusts. The Bill will also ensure that occupational schemes cannot … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Warwick-Thompson, DWP, ft, Joi Cumbo, Lesley ticomb, MAF, NEST, NOW Pensions, Pensions Bill, professional pensions, TPR
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Getting “generation rent” to save for later.
Matthew Vincent has some fun in the FT at the expense of the chin hairs, the Digital Garages and the “app’ll fix it” culture among pension strategists. You can read the fun here https://www.ft.com/content/2926e0ae-86ee-11e6-bcfc-debbef66f80e . (provided you’ve got your FT subs to … Continue reading
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Tagged ft, generation rent, ISA, LISA, Matthew Vincent, Millenials, pension reform, pensions, Retirement
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What’s the point of disclosure if it never gets seen?
Jo Cumbo has been writing some interesting pieces ( https://www.ft.com/content/787ad06e-7e7b-11e6-bc52-0c7211ef3198) on how what we need to know about our retirement savings can be delivered to us as we want it. We get our shopping or our meals to our door if … Continue reading
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Tagged Aviva, Business, communication, Digital Garage, disclosure, Employment, Financial services, ft, jo cumbo, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Scottish Widows
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