Tag Archives: Labour
One week on- how was “freedom” for you?
More questions than answers The Pension PlayPen met as usual in the Counting House to discuss our experiences of Pension Freedom to date. The consensus – more questions than answers. Call volumes to the insurers have over-shadowed what the Government … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, pensions
Tagged Conservatives, freedoms. pension playpen, Labour, Lunch, pensions, Tories, Treasury
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It’s all about Steve Webb – stupid!
Pensions Question Time at the PPI Last night the Pension Policy Institute held a meeting to discuss the impact of next week’s budget on pensions. Expertly chaired by Paul Lewis, it turned out to be a meeting demonstrating the paucity … Continue reading
The time to clean up drawdown’s NOW!
We owe it to ourselves as Pension Professionals to make sure that we treat our customers fairly. Over the past three years we have seen a move to restore confidence in pensions, the RDR, auto-enrolment and the pension freedoms introduced … Continue reading
Posted in pensions, Retirement
Tagged ageing, annuity, auto enrolment, dc pensions, FCA, Gregg McClymont, Labour, pension, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pensions, regulation, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, Treasury
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Labour’s drawdown cap – right idea- wrong execution
Labour is calling for a cap on drawdown charges from April 2015. It is easy to see why. Currently there is a false market for drawdown with many customers paying as much as 4% pa for the management of their … Continue reading
Posted in drawdown, DWP, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Business, CAP, dc pensions, de-risking, Employment, Gregg, Gregg McClymont, Insurance, Labour, Labour policy, Pension Drawdown, Pension new, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb
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“Fit lean pension machines” – an uncomfortable prospect?
We move into day two of auto-enrolment with all to play for on a pitch increasingly likely to take spin Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, auto-enrolment, Bankers, dc pensions, EU Solvency II, pensions
Tagged Aviva, Bob Diamond, Far East, Gregg McClymont, Labour, OFT, pension, Steve Webb
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Honest! Open Government in operation!
The word “transparent” is a syllable too long to be “honest”. Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, brand, dc pensions, de-risking, ezra pound, NEST, Ricky Gervais, social media, TS Eliot
Tagged Aaron Swartz, Labour, O'Reilly Media, Open Government, pension, Ricky Gervais, Steve Webb, United States
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Need or greed? – how fragile the case for pension tax relief
The Labour Party has announced its decision to restrict tax relief to 20% for those earning over £150,000 pa. Am I – “bothered?”. “nah!”, I had a good year in 2012, beat my targets and got a bonus. Rather than pay … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, Henry Tapper blog, pensions
Tagged Ed Balls, Flat tax, Individual Savings Account, Jupp, Labour, pension, Relief, Tax
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Savvy punters will drive down pension charges.
Inefficient markets – don’t you just love ’em! We all love a bargain whether at the local boot or in the stock market. There was a time when I believed I could pick a stock or a horse and beat … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, Bankers, dc pensions, defined aspiration, economics, Horse racing, leadership, Management, Martin Lewis, NEST, pensions, Retail Distribution Review
Tagged ABI, Efficient-market hypothesis, Funds, Investing, Investment, Investment management, Labour, Martin Lewis, pension, Pitt-Watson, RSA
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Unavoidable, necessary and futile – the fight for public sector pensions
Because the unions only speak for those they define as their own – they do not speak for me – nor I for them. Continue reading
Posted in dc pensions, Liberal Democrats, NEST, Nick Clegg, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Bryn Davies, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, dc pensions, Dorset, Dorset County Council, Economics, John Denham, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Liberal Party of Canada, Methodism, NEST, Nick Clegg, Pension new, Pension Poverty, pensions, Politics, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, Society, Tony Benn, Trade union
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