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Pension dashboard stitch-up exposed!
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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Tagged Dashboard, Gregg McClymont, jo cumbo, pensions, Pensions Dashboard, Romi Samova
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Trustees and transfers
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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Tagged Adrian Boulding, jo cumbo, pensions, Phil Yound, SJP, transfers, trustees
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At work and after – how independent do we want to be?
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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Tagged dependency, Independent, jo cumbo, Jo Grady, pensions, Society, WASPI
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Will “DC deficits” become a thing of the past?
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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Tagged AE, auto enrolment, ft, jo cumbo, NEST, net-pay, pensions
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Frank Field – a Labour warrior.
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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Tagged Frank Field, ft, jo cumbo, pensions, Work and Pensions Select Committee
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Who are the 200,000 people petitioning for the pensions dashboard?
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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Tagged 38 degrees, chris sier, DWP, Infrastructure, internet, jo cumbo, Pension Dashboard, pensions, Politics, Technology
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The self-employed are engaged- they just don’t know what to do.
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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Tagged Cashcalc, CDC, ft, jo cumbo, Lifetime ISA, pensions, products, self-employed
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The loneliness of the long-distance saver
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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Tagged Drawdown, jo cumbo, Pension Bee, pensions, Savings, Technology
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No shortage of “pension engagement” at Royal Mail.
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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Tagged CWU, ft, jo cumbo, pensions, Royal Mail, Terry Pullinger, USS
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Police probe at Port Talbot is thanks to Al Rush
News that South Wales police have started an investigation into the pensions goings on in and around Port Talbot, is a major development. It escalates what was a pensions investigation into a criminal investigation. This could have radical implications for the regulation of DB … Continue reading