Tag Archives: George Osborne

How much flexibility do DC savers want?

Posted on October 29, 2014 by henry tapper

  The PPI have taken research conducted by  Opinium on 1000 individuals aged over 40 actively saving into DC and come up with their own analysis. The report suggests that in this group there is a high level of awareness of the … Continue reading →

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The great pension bank robbery

Posted on October 15, 2014 by henry tapper

  I give 2 ½ cheers George’s pension package, the “½” being for the complex misrepresented “death-tax” changes which are regressive, complicated and could easily have been dealt with using inheritance tax legislation already in place. I give no cheers … Continue reading →

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Don’t get fooled by the phoney pension giveaway

Posted on September 30, 2014 by henry tapper

The phoney give-away The most accurate measure for the success of private pensions in the UK is the replacement ratio; a measure of what percentage of people’s pre-retirement income is replaced by savings specifically for retirement. Steve Webb and the … Continue reading →

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21st Century Retirement Income Update

Posted on April 23, 2014 by henry tapper

  Well here I am in a Village hotel under the M1 seven miles south of Leeds to chair a day long conference on the opportunities for financial advisers from George Osborne’s Budget Changes (the photo is the lovely view … Continue reading →

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9 days that shook the (pension) world.

Posted on March 29, 2014 by henry tapper

  It began with the budget and ended with an FCA probe on Zombie funds. On the way we have had an 111 page paper that provides an ongoing framework for pension governance , bans pension commission and caps provider … Continue reading →

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George Osborne ate my pension – a blog by Hilary Salt

Posted on March 23, 2014 by henry tapper

This is a blog written on Hilary Salt’s Facebook page which everyone should read. They aren’t my views and I don’t agree with a lot of what Hilary is saying, but this is the first coherently argued position I have … Continue reading →

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“Annuities George, what took you so long?”

Posted on March 22, 2014 by henry tapper

We have failed 1.5m annuitants- what took us so long? Continue reading →

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Annuity – RIP

Posted on March 20, 2014 by henry tapper

  I guess the moment I heard the news on the scrapping of compulsory annuities will stick in the memory like the moment I heard of the death of Elvis/Lennon and Princess Di. All morning we’d heard the helicopters hovering … Continue reading →

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So what’s new in pension reform?

Posted on May 14, 2013 by henry tapper

This is a round-up of the current issues buzzing around pensions; we’ll be producing plenty of these bulletins from http://www.pensionplaypen.com so do sign up to its email to get them. Auto-enrolment is underway; but even as staging commences, new pension … Continue reading →

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Pensions Rocked again

Posted on December 9, 2012 by henry tapper

Five great bands A full house A proper bunch of judges A fabulous back up team! It’s easy to think Pension Rocks just happens. Last Thursday’s final was so relaxed, well-organised and so darned good that it’s easy to forget what an amazing … Continue reading →

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