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Can these insurers become useful to pension savers again?

Posted on January 14, 2023 by henry tapper

    Time was when people regarded a pension as an insurance against getting old, right now insurers compete with master trusts and SIPPs for the nation’s retirement saving and the staple features that made them indispensable seem increasingly irrelevant. … Continue reading →

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You wait years for good pension communications and then…..

Posted on October 19, 2017 by henry tapper

All the best documents can be digested at a glance- think P60 ( or P45 if you’re more used to them)! Simple lay-out , necessary information, few words, maximum impact as it’s all there on one sheet. You wait years … Continue reading →

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Looks like the cost of buying a pension’s just gone through the floor

Posted on June 13, 2014 by henry tapper

Good news- one insurer has just slashed its pension prices to make income drawdown affordable for all. For years we’ve been told that income drawdown was too expensive a pension management system for all but the DC glitterati. The consensus … Continue reading →

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