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IGCs should take providers to task over the MaPS “price comparison” site
Jo Cumbo and the FT are road testing the Government’s new pensions comparison site which helps people select a later life provider to pay them their money back via the four investment pathways. The worry for Jo and it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged investment pathways, jo cumbo, Kim Nash, Pensions, Ros Altmann
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Still no evidence that pots are becoming pensions!
There’s not been much discussion about the HMRC’s latest update on what’s being drawn down from our pensions and what there has been has interpreted the data differently. Alistair Mcqueen has tweeted positively New pension freedom data out today. Total … Continue reading
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Tagged advice gap, Alistair McQueen, annuity, CDC, jo cumbo, pension, Pot
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A Living Pension! What would it take to secure a better retirement income for workers?
UK pensions have seen radical reforms in recent years to boost pension saving and tackle poverty in retirement. Government has introduced a flat-rate state pension and got more millions more workers saving through auto enrolment. But these policies alone … Continue reading
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Tagged age wage, Guy Opperman, jo cumbo, Living wage, Pension Age, Resolution foundation
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TPR’s funding dilemma increases
In an article in FTfm this morning , Guillaume Prache, MD of Better Finance (a EU wide organisation representing savers) claims that EU Governments have deliberately chosen to sacrifice the financial security of pension savers in favour of artificial … Continue reading
Superfunds and COVID-19
In a very good overview of superfunds, Jo Cumbo and the FT explain the new option available to the 5000+ employers sponsoring DB schemes on what Guy Opperman calls their spectrum of choice. Jo makes clear that superfunds are not … Continue reading
The G in ESG is vital to pensions and our pensions governance vital to ESG
Sarah Wilson, chief executive of Minerva, the shareholder adviser, said: “At a time when innovation and [research and development] is so important it would seem that financial engineering is taking a higher priority.” – Financial Times Employers looking for … Continue reading
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Tagged ESG Goevernance, jo cumbo, Minerva, pensions, Sarah Wilson
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Pensions are today’s Big Read for FT readers
It is worth getting hold of an FT today or taking out a subscription. Jo Cumbo Robin Wigglesworth and Billy Nauman have compiled stunning insights from around the world on how the pandemic has deepened the global pension crisis. I’ve … Continue reading
Who’s protecting pensions from the impact of COVID?
This is a very real and important question as the priorities of Government tend to be protect jobs and the businesses that create job over the incomes of those who have left the labor market. The key performance indicators of … Continue reading
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Tagged David Fairs, House of Lords, jo cumbo, Oliver Morley, PLSA, Ros Altmann, SPP
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Thoughts on the triple lock
There’s no doubt that the unwinding of the furlough presents the Treasury with a technical problem with the triple lock. You can read the details here But that does not mean that the pensions industry can consider the state pension … Continue reading
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Tagged ft, jo cumbo, pensions, state pension, SteveWebb, Triple-Lock
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A dashboard of everything?
Is the Pandemic- a regulatory challenge or opportunity? More than 30 consumer protection measures in the UK have been put on hold since COVID outbreak. Regulators need to guard against lobbying to make these interim measures permanent. https://t.co/5lbFgbVXYF — Josephine … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornoavirus, COVID19, Dashboard, dashboard of everything, FCA, ft, jo cumbo, Technology, TPR
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