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Are pension advice tax-exemptions washed-up?
Snapped up or washed up – what’ll be left of the Finance bill? Here’s some correspondence from one of my most reliable correspondents. We’ve been told that the current finance bill (longest in history) will now be rushed through in … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged #GE17, Antony Seely, Finance Bill, Good governance, Procedure, wash up
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What employers can do to get their members better pensions
Yesterday I had a chance to talk with a large employer about what they can do to help improve the outcomes of their DC plans. Influencing employees to get the best out of their pension savings means getting them to … Continue reading
Posted in Payroll, Pension Freedoms, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions Regulator, Popcorn Pensions
Tagged Actuarial science, advice, annuity, auto enrolment, Business, Business and Economy, choice, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc, dc pensions, Financial services, Good governance, governance, Greg Broomer, investment decisions, Johnson Fleming, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb
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The new Mastertrust Assurance Framework (MAF)
Amidst the deluge of new consultations, the joint consultation on the Mastertrust Governance has been pretty well lost to sight. Published last week it can be found here. It’s the work of a group of accountants (organised by the ICAEW) … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, advice gap, pensions
Tagged Auditor, Business, Employment, Financial services, Good governance, governance, Government, MAF, Mastertrust, MAstertrust Assurance Framework, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, pensions, Practitioner, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement
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Will some employers need their own IGCs?
This blog’s for any employer or adviser with an existing workplace pension scheme (GPP or Stakeholder Pension), where you chose the funds offered to your staff. I asked a question of the Pensions Regulator this week. He’d put … Continue reading
2 cheers for the Regulator’s new clothes
Not before time, the Pension Regulator is getting to grips with its responsibilities to protect members of UK DC plans. I am pleased that the Regulator is getting involved (one cheer) and I’m pleased that they are concentrating on outcomes (two … Continue reading
Right direction – wrong speed! Defining a “good” workplace pension.
I like the rhetoric, what the DWP and tPR are saying is going in the right direction, I hope they can keep their foot to the floor so that companies and trustees staging next year can get it right first time. Continue reading
Posted in dc pensions, Management, napf, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement
Tagged DWP, Employment, Good governance, Government, O'Higgins, pension, Regulator, Self-invested personal pension
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