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Pension PlayPen response to the DWP Command Paper on Workplace Pensions
Pension PlayPen Ltd trades as http://www.pensionplaypen.com and is the leading portal through which employers access information to stage auto-enrolment. The site allows employers to assess their workforce, determine a contribution structure, apply to workplace pension providers for terms … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, dc pensions, DWP, FCA, governance, investment, pensions
Tagged Business, Consultation, DWP, Employment, Investment management, Measures, pensions, Retirement, Savers, social media, Steve Webb, Workplae Pensions
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Time for an upgrade?
The fireworks came from the Treasury but amidst the noise and smoke, the DWP’s Command Paper, poses some challenges for many of the 10,000 employers who’ve staged auto-enrolment. By April 2015, we can expect workplace pensions qualifying to be used … Continue reading
PQM – under new management, deserves a second chance
News that Adrian Boulding has taken the chair at the Pension Quality Mark and that its new MD is crack Kiwi-saver Justine Tate, roused me to re-engage with a venture I had thought as much use as a chocolate … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, auto-enrolment, dc pensions, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Government, Investment, Investment management, NAPF, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Quality Mark, Pension Regulator, pensions, Politics, PQM
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People aren’t stupid- our products are!
I’m taking this comment out of comment so I won’t mention it’s source- it appears on a pensions website and is made by a leading actuary. Our challenge is to find a way to redress the balance and help them … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, Financial Education, First Actuarial, pensions
Tagged Actuarial science, annuity, Business, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Financial services, Investing, Investment, Investment management, Life annuity, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, Retirement, social media
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Who will be cleaning out the stables in the next two years?
There are more than 10,000 employers who are running saving schemes for their staff as qualifying workplace pensions. The introduction of minimum standards for these schemes in “Better workplace pensions, further measures for savers“, begs the question – who is going … Continue reading
“Better workplace pensions – further measures for savers”
Recognise the title? It’s what the DWP chose to call their Command Paper on charges. This paper is not a justification for a charge cap, it’s a new framework for DC pension governance. It’s gone un-noticed but only one chapter … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, corporate governance, First Actuarial, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Human Resources, Insurance, Investing, Investment, Investment management, pension, Pension Protection Fund, Pension Regulator, pensions, Retirement, Society, Steve Webb
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Why clever people don’t do jargon
I think the best actuaries are hard to spot, you wouldn’t know they were actuaries. The same goes for the best investment managers. Last night I had dinner with Eve Finn and a table full of Legal & General … Continue reading
CDC for the people
The debate on Collective Defined Benefit has so far been a matter for politicians , academics and actuaries. Most people haven’t a clue what CDC is or how it might benefit or harm their retirements. I’ve been trying to broaden … Continue reading
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Tagged Actuarial science, annuity, Business, Business and Economy, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, England, Financial services, Investing, Investment, Investment management, Life annuity, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb, United States
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Let’s fix broken pensions, not start again.
The answer lies in doing things better, not doing things new Continue reading
“Innovation – what innovation?” – Pension PlayPen confounded by DC investments
The 50th London Pension PlayPen lunch took place as ever at the Counting House (attendees listed below). At the opening show of hand six of us could see no great innovation happening in UK DC and three saw “potential” or … Continue reading