Tag Archives: London
A tale of two Cities
Have you ever turned up at a place and realised you shouldn’t be there – but stayed anyway just to see what it was like? That’s what happened to me yesterday. I went to an event about … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, Blogging, London, Treasury, welfare
Tagged Bankers, Banking, Boris Johnson, Business, City of London, Employment, England, Eversheds, London, Mark Boleat, Poverty, Will Hutton
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Please don’t discourage saving (guest blog from Ralph Frank)
The Department for Work and Pensions (“DWP”) recently released its latest “scenario analysis of future pension incomes” (the “Analysis”). A key finding of the Analysis is that the proportion of people under-saving for retirement increases as income rises. Part … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Business, Employment, Financial services, London, National Employment Savings Trust, pensions, Politics, Retirement, Society, Steve Webb
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These you have loved (the pension brands that fell by the wayside)
Here is a list of the insurers participating in the ABI’s DC legacy review and the brands under which they provide (or originally provided) DC workplace pensions. Abbey Life Abbey Life Assurance Hill Samuel Life Assurance Target … Continue reading
Three old farts on DC regulation
John Reeve, whose previous comments on DC I have dismissed as the “wittering of an out of touch actuary”, has written a telling comment on mallowstreet. I’m sure he won’t mind me re-publishing it … Continue reading
We have scotch’d the snake not killed it – three years to sort out hidden charges
We have scotch’d the snake, not kill’d it: She’ll close and be herself, whilst our poor malice Remains in danger of her former tooth. Macbeth Act 3 Scene 2 Of all the vested interest groups, the fund managers … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, Change, dc pensions, Henry Tapper blog, napf, pensions, steve webb
Tagged Business, Business and Economy, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, de-risking, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Financial services, Government, London, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Steve Webb
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“What’s it like to be retired?”
It could be the trending chant at any event that Alex Ferguson turns up to – a taunt to a man who having lost control has seen slump into mundanity in a few short months. Financial wellbeing in later life … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, auto-enrolment, Bankers, Facebook, Financial Education, First Actuarial, pension playpen, pensions, Popcorn Pensions, Public sector pensions, steve webb
Tagged annuity, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, Financial services, Human Resources, ILC, Insurance, Investment, Life annuity, London, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension Poverty, Pension Protection Fund, Pension Regulator, pensions, Politics, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, SDAI, Society, Steve Webb, United States, University of Bristol
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Why there is nothing- nothing- like the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival
On Tuesday March 11th, 45 members of the Pension PlayPen group will embark a London Double Decker bus at Paddington, drink and sing our way to Prestbury Park on the northern outskirts of Cheltenham and spend an afternoon in the … Continue reading
Posted in cheltenham festival, Horse racing
Tagged Champion Hurdle, Champions Day, Cheltenham, England, London, national hunt, pension playpen, Tony McCoy
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Why clever people don’t do jargon
I think the best actuaries are hard to spot, you wouldn’t know they were actuaries. The same goes for the best investment managers. Last night I had dinner with Eve Finn and a table full of Legal & General … Continue reading
Fire extinguishers and auto-enrolment
A report of a rejuvenated Pensions Minister’s top performance at the Ceridian Client Conference Continue reading
Do linkedin endorsements do your head in?
You can’t stop someone from endorsing you, but you can opt out of having your endorsements show on your profile Continue reading
Posted in brand, leadership, Linkedin, Retirement
Tagged Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, Financial services, Linked in, linkedin, London, pension playpen, social media, Society, twitter
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