Tag Archives: Government
Will we be ready in time? – great blog by Ralph Frank
The wide range of changes to the UK (defined contribution) pensions environment announced in 2014 start to kick-in during the course of 2015. Much work lies ahead in finalising the detail of these amendments and subsequent implementation. There is a … Continue reading
“Collaboration” is not a dirty word
In this article, I am setting out First Actuarial’s and Pension PlayPen’s auto-enrolment strategy for 2015 and beyond. It is a strategy that sets out to collaborate with not compete with advisers. Why we chose to work … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, actuaries, advice gap, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions Regulator
Tagged Business, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, financial advice, Government, IFA, independent financial advice, independent financial advisers, Pension Play Pen, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb, workplace
Leave a comment
The trumpeter’s tale
I met a man at a party last night. He played the trumpet- he is a professional trumpeter. He never went to college and he told me he is now 67. He asked me what I did and when I … Continue reading
Pension PlayPen wins AccountingWeb community award
This time last year I had never heard of http://www.accountingweb.co.uk. Yesterday I heard that I have been named their personality of the year. I am very proud and very grateful. AccountingWEB's Community Award winners of 2014, featuring @henryhtapper @NMPatel & … Continue reading
How Government can ensure capacity for good pensions advice and provision
There are concerns over whether the UK has enough spare power capacity over the coming years. So to ensure the lights stay on the government is offering electricity producers a “capacity payment”, which is a payment simply for having power … Continue reading
Hats off to all workplace pension providers
I’ve referred earlier this week to an excellent article by Kim North in Money Marketing in which she points to the ongoing work Scottish Widows have been doing on the participation of women in workplace pensions. In the same … Continue reading
Posted in FCA, NEST, Retirement
Tagged Aegon, Aviva, BlackRock, Business, Business and Economy, CDC, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, Friends Life, Government, L&G, London, NEST, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pensions, Politics, Prudential, Retirement, Royal London, Scottish Life, Standar Life, Steve Webb, workplace Pensions, Zurich
Leave a comment
Clap along if you feel that happiness is the truth!
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! Clap along if you feel that happiness is the truth! Clap along if you know what happiness is to you! Clap along if you feel like that’s what you … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Business, DWP, Government, Happiness, Happy, Lewis Hamilton, money marketing, OECD, pension, pensions, Pharrell Williams, Retirement, Yeovil
Leave a comment
Pensions too boring for DWP select committee member
Nigel Mills MP, who sits on the DWP’s Pension Select committee is so committed to his task that he chose to turn up to a DWP committee meeting as a part of the recent pensions debate. He used the time to play … Continue reading
Posted in DWP, pensions
Tagged Business, Candy Crush, dc pensions, DWP, Employment, Financial services, Government, Mark Hoban, Nigel Mills, pension, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb
4 Comments
What is the future of UK pensions?
On Wednesday (10th December) I will be speaking at a Prospect conference which asks “what is the future of Pensions” in the UK. It is great to see journalists from outside the pension industry picking up on the issues … Continue reading
We need a Bus and a Lamborghini!
My friend Ralph Frank is very good at putting his finger on the problem. If he was a Doctor, I’d trust his diagnosis and I like to think of him with a stethoscope prodding around the body financial – listening … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Bus, Business, dc pensions, Employment, Government, Insurance, Investing, lamborghini, Pension Protection Fund, Pension Regulator, pensions, Retirement, Society, Steve Webb, taxi
1 Comment