Tag Archives: jo cumbo

Pension dashboard stitch-up exposed!

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

I find myself the horns of a dilemma. I violently disagree with the ABI, Origo and at least two of the big master trusts. In particular I disagree with People’s Pension, who normally I agree with and Gregg McClymont- one … Continue reading →

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Trustees and transfers

Posted on February 9, 2019 by

Jo Cumbo’s article in Pensions Expert on contingent charging takes a dim view of trustee behaviour to date. Her idea that advice to stay in a DB scheme could be paid for by docking the original pension has got some … Continue reading →

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At work and after – how independent do we want to be?

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

Inequality over an occupational life-course is reflected in retirement. https://t.co/T6ahUk7350 — Jo Grady (@DrJoGrady) November 1, 2018 This seems to me very sound. Jo Cumbo rightly reports the gender pension  gap in retirement while Jo Grady concludes that pensions reflect pay and … Continue reading →

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Will “DC deficits” become a thing of the past?

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

News of HMRC’s “change of position” with regards the “net-pay- anomaly” is welcome, and long overdue. It came in the form of a letter sent in response to a request from respected journalist Jo Cumbo of the FT. Govt to … Continue reading →

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Frank Field – a Labour warrior.

Posted on August 31, 2018 by

Frank Field Quits Labour Party https://t.co/lr5COhPfCq pic.twitter.com/yVXTAild4f — Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) August 30, 2018 Yesterday I reported that Chris Sier and Andy Agethangelou were appearing in front of Frank Field’s Work and Pensions Select Committee. Today I’m writing about Frank … Continue reading →

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Who are the 200,000 people petitioning for the pensions dashboard?

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

  It won’t be long till 38 degrees’ campaign to save the pensions dashboard hits its target of 200,00. Today, the campaign was given a boost by publicity in the Financial Times by the ever-excellent Jo Cumbo. The FT’s headline … Continue reading →

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The self-employed are engaged- they just don’t know what to do.

Posted on July 14, 2018 by

If you have an FT subscription, follow this link –  you will be able to read Jo Cumbo’s beautifully written opinion piece “Self-employed, the pension world’s great unsolved dilemma”. If you are saving so hard for your pension that you … Continue reading →

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The loneliness of the long-distance saver

Posted on June 24, 2018 by

My heart goes out to Jo Cumbo as she pours over her provider statement. Jo is on the employer governance committee for the FT’s own workplace pension (I won’t mention the contract provider but it’s a household name). Here she … Continue reading →

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No shortage of “pension engagement” at Royal Mail.

Posted on January 28, 2018 by

Pension people want positive engagement, but when they get it, they ignore it or deride it. On Friday, the CWU announced that an agreement had been reached between CWU and Royal Mail which will now be put to the membership. … Continue reading →

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Someone else’s job.

Posted on December 3, 2017 by

  I spoke with a nice fellow last week who had been selling his company’s wares to IFAs in South Wales. The talk at the meeting was all about what was going on with the steelworkers. The fellow came away with … Continue reading →

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