Tag Archives: IFS

What will the IFS pension review – do?

Posted on April 26, 2023 by henry tapper

Last week the Institute of Fiscal Studies launched a major project reviewing the UK pension system and the future of financial security in retirement.  It will do so not with public money but with money from a trust set up … Continue reading →

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IFS found touching our unmentionables (hands off our tax-free cash)

Posted on February 7, 2023 by henry tapper

  “Fiscal purity is admirable – but” Steve Webb, himself once a pensions provocateur at the Institute of Fiscal Studies draws his red lines between his current and former employer! In this article I look at what happens when the sacred … Continue reading →

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An autumn statement for Britain – not the Tories.

Posted on November 17, 2022 by henry tapper

  Today Jeremy Hunt will stand up and tell us his plan for getting Britain out of the shit, or at least for moving the shit around so that we all get some of the smelly stuff and it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Paul Johnson and Steve Webb on the “worst” of times

Posted on November 4, 2022 by henry tapper

Introducing Paul Johnson at LCP’s joint webcast with Paul Johnson, Steve Webb crowed that he could do so where the Bank of England had put up interest at the fastest rate for 30 years, forecasting the worst of recessions. A … Continue reading →

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“When I’m 65” – poverty’s out of sight – it should not be out of our minds.

Posted on June 21, 2022 by henry tapper

The Institute of Fiscal Studies has done some interesting work on poverty amongst people in their mid sixties, with one extraordinary finding. Jonathan Cribb’ work which suggests that people arriving at the end of their working lives are not managing … Continue reading →

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People’s income needs in retirement don’t fall away with age (IFS)

Posted on May 20, 2022 by henry tapper

Thanks to David Sturrock, Carl Emmerson and Carolyn Jones for their comments on the IFS’ excellent research  funded by IRS Savings consortium, which includes the ABI ACA, Canada Life, IA, MaPS, PLSA Particular thanks to Heidi Karjalainen who together with … Continue reading →

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Ouch!

Posted on March 12, 2022 by henry tapper

Savers and spenders are being hit with bad news as the cap comes off energy prices and their  investments suffer heavy write downs. Ouch! https://t.co/dDSJgAr2BN — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) March 11, 2022 Investing in BRICS economies was widely touted as … Continue reading →

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Financial fairness for all.

Posted on December 19, 2017 by henry tapper

  Lots of good things came from yesterday’s rant against the burden the Governments’ proposals for auto-enrolment would impose on those on low incomes. Is the purpose of extending auto-enrolment to cut back on the state pension? @henryhtapper says it is. … Continue reading →

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Are the conservatives the party for pensioners?

Posted on May 2, 2015 by henry tapper

  The Conservatives are due to talk this morning about how they can justify their claim that they are the party for pensioners. Look forward to promises to; Maintain the triple lock Increase the pensioners tax-free allowance from £6000 to … Continue reading →

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