As I have mentioned in past posts, median tenure of American workers has been less than 5 years for the…
Couldn't agree with you more, Henry. The unthinking suggestion that the need to improve the adequacy of retirement income results…
At the EPFIF Trustee Circle last week, a speaker from a leading investment manager talked about the "gamblification" of the…
I've got six old workplace pots scattered around and honestly the admin of merging them has put me off for…
Tag Archives: Guy Opperman
A letter to Alex Burghart at a time of change
Dear Alex, We have never met, I have only seen you on stage at the PLSA. I am told you are a decent , intelligent and capable man, so I wonder if you really want to be our Pensions Minister, … Continue reading
Is there space for “financial inclusion” in the rush for growth?
Although Alex Burghart has been answering parliamentary question on pensions, he is not yet the pensions minister and there seems to be some hesitancy at the DWP about who is taking what responsibilities. Your source’s tip is consistent with Alex … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Burghart, DWP, Guy Opperman, MP, Pensions, Pensions Minister
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Guy Opperman – the roaring silence
Guy Opperman hasn’t answered one parliamentary question put to him in a week. This is not like him and suggests an uncertainty about his future. Not only he been quiet in parliament but his social media feeds have been silent … Continue reading
Squeaky-bum time at the DWP
We should hear within the next few days the team on ministers and junior ministers that will support Chloe Smith, the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Will Guy Opperman be reappointed to his post as Minister for … Continue reading
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Tagged Chloe Smith, DWP, Guy Opperman, Liz Truss, Pensions, Rish Sunak, Truss
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Dashboard frustration – have a thought for the consumer!
Pensions minister Guy Opperman has rebuffed concerns over the timescale of the Pensions Dashboards Programme, adding that the project would have moved at even greater speed if he had his way – https://t.co/G60ch5mH33@GuyOpperman @PensionsDboards @TMiddletonFPMI @aca_news pic.twitter.com/frzp14OVJZ — Pensions Expert … Continue reading
Signing off or stepping up?- Tom McPhail and Guy Opperman’s 2nd podcast.
Our pension schemes have never been in ruder health, but we predict a retirement crisis. How can this be? It’s that time in the economic cycle when inflation floats DB schemes into solvency and sinks savers into despondency. Reading the … Continue reading
Are we tone deaf when we talk about pensions?
This blog accuses the majority of the pension industry of being “tone deaf” when talking to its customers. We are about to embark on a pension attention campaign, the messaging for which is “tone deaf”. We are asking people to … Continue reading
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Tagged cost of living, Guy Opperman, Pension Awareness Day, Pension Geeks
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August 1st – CDC day!
The 1st August is the day applications open for a new type of UK pension – what pension people know as CDC (though in regulation it is collective money purchase). It’s been a long time in the making, but today … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Boulding, AgeWage, CDC, DWP, Guy Opperman, jo cumbo, RSA, TPR
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To Guy Opperman and Flora – a little boy!
Last week I reported on the trauma for the Opperman’s of losing Zola in Haggerston. That story ended happily with the hound appearing in the Birdcage in Columbia Road. Now there is more good news! I hadn’t appreciated that … Continue reading
Rejoicing in Hackney as Zola the dog is found
Zola, the Pension Minister’s hound was lost in Haggersden. But Zola has been found. We will forgive “late comms” on DB funding , there is more rejoicing in the Borough of Hackney over one dog that is found…well done … Continue reading
When a youngster in our extended family emigrated he consolidated his DC pensions into just two - easy enough to…