Tag Archives: Gregg McClymont
Into the heart of darkness – ooops Midlothian!
Let’s hope he gets a great turnout and that we have as lively a debate as ever Continue reading
In the customer’s shoes; Dan Norman on our fund fiduciaries.
those charged with fiduciary responsibilities, including the managers themselves must, as Dan puts it “put themselves in their customers shoes” and start treating them fairly, Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, auto-enrolment, corporate governance, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, de-risking, Financial Education, First Actuarial, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged Asset management, Dan Norman, Funds, Gregg McClymont, Individual Savings Account, Investment management, Mutual fund fees and expenses
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NESToration – go boom in that Euro room!
If NEST had been a person Amnesty would have registered it a political prisoner. Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Change, NEST, pension playpen, pensions, Personal Accounts, Retirement
Tagged Brussels, Gregg McClymont, Joker, Standard Life
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Contract workers mustn’t be tricked out of pensions.
Last week I wrote about how contract workers employed by ISS in Sark are likely to miss out on employer contributions to their workplace savings plan. In it I stated.. ‘The Agencies that have supplied teachers and apparently social workers to … Continue reading
Your 10 frequently asked pension questions
Is Aviva a bus or a pension company? If I am entitled, am I eligible for a company contribution? If I am eligible, am I an entitled worker? Why has Gregg McClymont got so many consonants in his name? Why has … Continue reading
NAPF Conference Report (from our man not on the spot)
My attempt to create a one man fringe event at the NAPF was short-lived and I spent the majority of the past 48 hours ensconced in various coffee shops and bars listening to Conference Reports from playpen cronies. The feedback … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, dc pensions, de-risking, napf, NEST
Tagged Brussels, Gregg McClymont, Jenny Davidson, Martyn Lewis, NAPF, Paul Lambert, pension, Steve Webb
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“The older I get, the less I trust my pension!”
An interesting observation from Gerry Barwell in 140 characters When I interview consumers on AE/ wider pensions – the barrier of mistrust is significant. Less so in the young but for 40+ Which gives us the opportunity to speculate on … Continue reading
An amnesty on pension charges is not the answer!
It seem that Aviva are to review the legacy charges on pension charges. Tom Mcphail is calling for a general amnesty on charges that hints that there is currently a “charges war”. There isn’t a charges war Tom, if there was … Continue reading
Too important to hide;- why the Government has to investigate pension default charges
LCP, the pensions consultancy, yesterday published its first DC Fees Survey and very good it is too. It confirms what we knew, that the investment fees and charges for some DC funds are not transparent, that they can be as much as 100% … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, annuity, auto-enrolment, Bankers, Change, corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, happiness, Henry Tapper blog, NEST, pension playpen, pensions, Popcorn Pensions, Treasury
Tagged Defined contribution plan, DWP, Fiduciary, Government, Gregg McClymont, Investment, Investment management, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Steve Webb
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