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Parliament debates CDC -with a twist in the tail!
If you are generally interested in the way Britain will develop private pensions in the next twenty years, I would strongly recommend watching the two sessions of the General Committee reading the Pension Schemes Bill, The link to the video … Continue reading
Block and delete – the only way to deal with “FROZEN PENSION. CO .UK
Today I took the unusual step (for me) of blocking and deleting John Adam of IM Consultants who trades through http://www.frozenpensions.co.uk and wants to unlock your pension to invest it in Brazilian rainforests and other investment scams. The disclaimer on … Continue reading
Cold turkey
A large proportion of people in pensions are currently going through cold-turkey. I’m referring to those working for pension providers, advisers and employers who have benefited from commission for the past 30 years and are now finding the commission turned … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, Business, change, cold turkey, Commission, corporate governance, Employment, Financial services, Government, pensions, workplace Pensions
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MAS goes it alone to provide an “at retirement advisor directory”.
The Money Advice Service has been consulting over the past few months on what a Directory of IFAs might look like. This consultation was spurred by the imminent launch of the Guidance Guarantee which will generate requests for financial advice. … Continue reading
Posted in Money Advice Service, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged advice, annuity, Business, Business and Economy, corporate governance, corporate risk, Defined benefit pension plan, Directory, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, Government, Guidance Guidance Guarantee, IFA, MAS, Money Advice Service, pension playpen, Retirement, Steve Webb
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When losing seems like winning- the last post from #thePitch14
We didn’t win but it felt like winning and how it feels to be Rebecca Coates of Properteco (the overall winner) , I’d like to know! It’s a gruelling 12 hour day and if it involves a trip down … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement, the pitch
Tagged #thepitch14, Business, dc pensions, de-risking, Employment, Government, pension, pension playpen, pensions, Pitch, Retirement, the Pitch
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Wish us luck as we Pitch to be Britain’s top micro-employer!
Today’s the day we pitch to be Britain’s top micro-enployer at the Paintworks in Bristol. We are one of 30 employers left in the competition, one of 20 actively trading- we have a 5% chance of winning! But that … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, auto-enrolment, corporate governance, dc pensions, NEST, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement
Tagged #Pitch14, accountants, auto enrolment, Business, dc pensions, Employment, Financial services, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, pension playpen, pensions, Pitch 14, Retirement, Sift, Steve Webb, the Pitch
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It’s not just pension taxation that’s changing- products are!
Pension PlayPen’s Submission to the Parliamentary Committee reading the Pension Schemes Bill Continue reading
Is the Chancellor the IFA’s “New Best Friend?”
Another week, another change to the UK retirement savings environment – or at least, that’s how it feels! The latest changes to the tax regime tabled this week under the title ‘Pension Flexibility 2015’ were first published in … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, Financial services, Government, Guidance, IFA, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pensions, Retirement
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“Hope I die before I get old..?”
The quote’s from Pete Townsend and the Who’s “my generation”. It’s a brutal version of the Beatles’ “when I’m 64” but both songs are driven by the fear of getting old “will you still need, me, will you still … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, actuaries, CDC, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions Regulator, Popcorn Pensions, Public sector pensions
Tagged Business, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Financial services, George Osbourne, Government, Housing, Old age, Pension Reforms, Reforms, Retirement, the Beatles, The Who
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The great pension bank robbery
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
Posted in advice gap, annuity, auto-enrolment, NEST, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions Regulator
Tagged Bank, Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Employment, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, George Osborne, Government, Guidance, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, robbery, spin
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