Henry. It is all happening far too late for us elderly, born last century and been underpaid historicly by anything…
It is the valuation process that has created artificially high required contribution rates. I believe the Strathclyde pension scheme's employer's…
From April 2027 the PR of a deceased will be required to include pensions in the IHT filing it is…
The worry is that large providers (including the Government owned Nest) are treating the Pensions Dashboard as a compliance item…
Tag Archives: Guy Opperman
The return of the Opp – pensions minister returns
Guy Opperman , after barely a day out of office, is back – though in a “caretaker” role for the DWP. The Queen – rather than the Prime Minister is the boss. Have agreed to help DWP navigate the next … Continue reading
Let’s not make a pensions drama out of a political crisis.
There are a number of frustrated policy wonks working for our consultancies , life companies and workplace pensions , for whom Guy Opperman’s resignation came an hour too early. I include myself in that wonkery. But a sense of humor … Continue reading
Pensions Minister resigns
I resign with great regret, given there are serious ongoing issues that need addressing ranging from cost of living support, to legislation, & parliamentary debates. It should not take the resignation of 50 colleagues, but sadly the PM has left … Continue reading
Scheme consolidation? You ain’t seen nothing yet!
Speaking with Aussie legend Nick Sherry, I asked him why he was merging the Transport Workers Super with a much larger scheme “The optimum size of a Super is around $20bn AUS”, said the former minister, TWU is at about … Continue reading
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Tagged APRA, Australia, Big fish, consolidation, DWP, Guy Opperman, little fish, My Super, TPR
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A pensions minister with surprising longevity
Today, Friday 10th June, marks Guy Opperman as joint longest tenant of the post of Pensions Minister. Tomorrow he will succeed Steve Webb as the longest serving pensions minister. When Guy Opperman became Minister for Pensions and Financial inclusion … Continue reading
Pension Credit take-up and automation – can the private sector help?
Summary; five recommendations to improve take-up, five to increase automation Participation; Targeted interventions Target the children of elderly parents (40-year-old upwards) for PC and over 80s Red-flag PC to the over 60s on dashboards whose projected benefits … Continue reading
Take coffee with the Pensions Minister at the Pension PlayPen
On Tuesday, May 10th, Tom McPhail and I will be putting questions to the Pensions Minister at a one hour on-line coffee morning. Here are some of our questions. Pension PlayPen is leading a campaign to increase participation in Pension … Continue reading
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Tagged Coffee Morning, Guy Opperman, henry tapper, pension playpen, Tom McPhail
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Pension transfer times are getting longer , how can this (pension) be?
I am a fan of Pension Bee. I visited their new offices in Southwark yesterday, I was shown into the post room, apparently they get a special delivery every day, so much mail needs to be scanned from the pension … Continue reading
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Tagged ABI, Guy Opperman, Origo, Pension Bee, Pensions, PLSA, Transfer
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Opperman links launch of 2017 AE reforms to wash-up of small pots
Guy Opperman clearly enjoys twitter, he has mastered the production of a twitter thread (a series of micro-blogs that can develop an argument without fear of interruption). Here is the latest, which while being overly triumphal, contains some strong messages … Continue reading
A proposal for Government on pensioner poverty,
In my earlier blog today , I argue that employers and pension providers should cease jawing about extra saving and focus on making existing saving more affordable for those struggling to heat and eat. In this blog, I ask whether … Continue reading
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Tagged DWP, Guy Opperman, heat the human, John Glen, Martin Lewis, Pension Credit
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Surely St Andy of t'North can just borrow lots of money from his Abu Dhabi chums? Is that why we…