Tag Archives: Government

Play “FANTASY AUTO-ENROLMENT” and help 1m employers through staging

I don’t know who you are or why you’re reading this. I’m grateful you are though! Every day about 450 people get a blog from me, login to http://www.pensionplaypen or follow a link from twitter, linkedin or Facebook to what … Continue reading

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What really worries bosses about pensions.

Are you going to walk up the garden path to ACME insurance who is promising you the earth-or are you going to take a look next door as well? Continue reading

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Why bother to save? – Invest instead!

What this policy is about is getting people to invest in real assets for the best interests in society Continue reading

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Can employers “do auto-enrolment” themselves?

The answer is with the financial services industry, with payroll and HR software manufacturers and with the providers of pensions themselves Continue reading

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The Regulator offers employers help with selecting a workplace pension

I thoroughly recommend this document to any employer.

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Hope for the People

I met yesterday with Jamie Fiveash, a yeoman of Sussex with whom I shared a tuna sandwich and a bowl of soup over lunch. The modest lunch , reflected the modesty with which Jamie explained what the People’s Pension is … Continue reading

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NEST “admits” to 99% of cash going to the default fund

Thanks to Andy Dickson for drawing my intention to this article in FT Adviser National Employment Savings Trust, the government-backed auto-enrolment scheme provider, has revealed that 99 per cent of the 300,000 people that have so far begun making contributions … Continue reading

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How safe is my pension?

This is one of the five most commonly asked questions I’ve been asked in my time advising members of workplace pensions in the past 25 years. In that time I have only advised on one scheme where members lost their … Continue reading

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Great British Productivity – a matter of pride

This is the Olympic legacy and it is one we can all share in. Continue reading

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King Canute got governance about right!

If we are to become as effective in the management of our pension funds as our German and Dutch cousins, we are going to have learn the lessons of Canute and concentrate our governance though centralised channels focussing on things we can do something about. Continue reading

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