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Tag Archives: Gregg McClymont
Should we block the triple lock?
Ros Altmann speaks out (shock!) We now have three former pension ministers making a lot more noise than our current pension minister. Ros Altmann who we are now realising never should have done the jog Steve Webb who should … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Gregg McClymont, New State Pension, nick timothy, Ros Altmann, state pension, Steve Webb, Tax, tax credits, Theresa May, Treasury, Triple-Lock
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Why you should always mind your apostrophes!
This is a rather strange story with an unexpected outcome. Last Friday, Gregg McClymont, Justin Cash, Jenny Davidson and I were sitting in the Cockpit celebrating the end of the working week. We were joined by a small lady called … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged bakewell, gilbert and sullivan, gilbert o'sullivan, Gregg McClymont, Jenny Davidson, justin cash, Mermaid theatre
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The English have much to learn from these enlightened Scots.
The Library of Innerpeffray sits in rural Perthshire close to Crieff. It is one of the oldest lending libraries in the world and was established by Henry Drummond in around 1680. I visited it on a snowy day in April and … Continue reading
Clarity needed on NEST’s finances
The Pension Regulator has announced it intends to introduce a Directory of workplace pensions. The criteria for inclusion will be that the workplace pension must meet the Quality Standards being introduced from 2015 and that the workplace will be universally … Continue reading
Posted in DWP, NEST
Tagged Business, dc pensions, Directory, DWP, Ed Balls, Employment, Financial services, George Osborne, Gregg McClymont, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, Payola, Pension Regulator, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb, Tim Jones, twitter
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The time to clean up drawdown’s NOW!
We owe it to ourselves as Pension Professionals to make sure that we treat our customers fairly. Over the past three years we have seen a move to restore confidence in pensions, the RDR, auto-enrolment and the pension freedoms introduced … Continue reading
Posted in pensions, Retirement
Tagged ageing, annuity, auto enrolment, dc pensions, FCA, Gregg McClymont, Labour, pension, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pensions, regulation, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Treasury
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Labour’s drawdown cap – right idea- wrong execution
Labour is calling for a cap on drawdown charges from April 2015. It is easy to see why. Currently there is a false market for drawdown with many customers paying as much as 4% pa for the management of their … Continue reading
Posted in drawdown, DWP, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Business, CAP, dc pensions, de-risking, Employment, Gregg, Gregg McClymont, Insurance, Labour, Labour policy, Pension Drawdown, Pension new, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb
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“Annuities George, what took you so long?”
We have failed 1.5m annuitants- what took us so long? Continue reading
Posted in annuity, pensions
Tagged annuity, Business, DWP, Financial services, George Osborne, Government, Gregg McClymont, HM Treasury, pension, Pension new, Retirement, Rip-off, Steve Webb, Treasury
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The politics of pensions – how the landscape has changed since 2010.
Let us hope that the head of steam that has been built up since 2010 can be maintained.
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“We don’t know what we’re doing”!
To the average fan it is not the fans or player or clubs that bring the game into disrepute it is the referee – hence the chants the politest of which is “you don’t know what you’re doing”. But it’s never that simple. What … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, auto-enrolment
Tagged Funds, Government, Gregg McClymont, Morningstar, Office of Fair Trading, OFT, pension, Steve Webb
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