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- Great question from floor. Why don't orgs paying proper contributions- promote them as extra-pay #PPIFuturebook2thanks 2 hours ago
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- RT @IanMuseTweets: "I haven't seen you blogs!!!" 😳 @henryhtapperthanks 2 hours ago
- Chris Wagstaff of @CTinvest_EMEA points out that sticks don't work when it comes to retirement saving -(presumably Australia doesn't count!)thanks 3 hours ago
- Are people engaging in riskier behaviour when accessing their DC savings? asks @PPI_Research Same products <advice = more risk #IMHOthanks 3 hours ago
- Between 2014 and 2015 the use of independent advice for drawdown fell from 81% to 69%.Do people know what they're doing? asks @ppi_researchthanks 3 hours ago
- Trust based occupational scheme contribution rates plummet post 2013 as impact of #AE dilutes high quality scheme rates #Futurebook2thanks 3 hours ago
- DC saving levels down as more people join workplace pensions through @AE - will contributions and pot sizes increase? #PPIfuturebook2thanks 3 hours ago
- Opt in rates for SME employees are higher than other sectors - suggesting such employees are more engaged #PPIfuturebook2thanks 3 hours ago
- The opt out rate of <20 employee employers is 17% compared with 9% for larger clients; Is this because SMEs connect better? #PPIfuturebook2thanks 3 hours ago
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How much support do we get from our Workie?
Workie – if the DWP’s advertising campaign’s to be believed, is a workplace pension (albeit one looking for friends in the park). We want to know how friendly our Workies really are, how much support they are giving employers in running … Continue reading
Posted in Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, Workie
Tagged auto enrolment, charges, costs, Legal & General, NOW, NOW Pensions, People's Pension, pricing, sustainable, Workie
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Auto-enrolment – now get stuck in!
Auto-enrolment is 3 years old but the real fun only starts here. In the coming quarter, we will be preparing for the big spikes in staging that begin in January 2016. Whether you are an accountant, work in a payroll … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged annuity, auto enrolment, Business, corporate governance, dc pensions, DWP, Ease, Employment, Financial services, L&G, Legal & General, pension, pension playpen, pensions, worksave, worksave pension play
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The FinTech boom ignites with the start-ups!
This chart says something pretty interesting. It tells us that London is the top place in Europe for Financial Technology, it tells us that in terms of performance and market reach, we’re doing great but that we lag in Funding … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, auto enrolment, Business, Business and Economy, David Cameron, DWP, Ease, Employment, Financial services, George Osborne, Government, ITM, Legal & General, NEST, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pensions, pensionsync, People's Pension, Retirement, Ros Altmann, social media, Systemsync
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Our parents’ houses.
property, downsizing, home, residence, sheltered housing, family, children, grandchildren Continue reading
Posted in later life, London, Pension Freedoms, pensions, Retirement
Tagged downsize, Fulham Palace Road, Legal & General, Nigel Williams, Oscar, pension, properties, Property, Shaftesbury, Telegraph, winchester
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BRITAIN’S BIGGEST TABOOS: 20 MILLION PEOPLE STRESSED ABOUT FINANCES, YET TALKING ABOUT MONEY REMAINS OFF LIMITS
I don’t normally do press releases on here, I will make an exception here. People are embarrassed about money – when it’s their money they are talking about. The taboos about debt, wealth and financial planning are real and we need … Continue reading
Posted in pension playpen, pensions, Retirement, welfare, with-profits
Tagged Business, debt, Employment, Financial services, Investing, Investment, L&G, Legal & General, pension, Pension new, pensions, Retirement, taboos
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A democratic way to improve DC investment.
The responsibility for improving DC governance falls on all of us Continue reading
Do consumers benefit from risk-based pricing?
may be wrong, the idea put up by John Raven, that a risk-based system delivers more may be right, but intuitively I sense we are moving to a more pooled approach to pricing. Continue reading
No learning without doing!
NOTHING that’s precisely how much it will cost you to get an excellent pension plan at less than half the cost of a stakeholder pension. Continue reading
Can social media play a part in pension scheme governance?
Are the systems used to offer participating employers a say in the running of mastertrusts or contract based workplace pensions fit for today’s purpose? Continue reading
“Stick or twist” for the lifecos.
It is hard for the insurers to twist because they think the dealer’s against them. Continue reading
Posted in annuity, auto-enrolment, customer service, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, EU Solvency II, Financial Education, Henry Tapper blog, pension playpen, pensions, Personality, Popcorn Pensions, Retail Distribution Review, Retirement, social media
Tagged Aviva, BlackRock, David Pitt-Watson, House of Fraser, John, Legal & General, National Employment Savings Trust, Standard Life
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