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A Pension not a La La Savings commission please! (video)
This is the video of a sensible discussion debating the value of having a pension commission Holidays had taken many of those we wanted there abroad. Steve (the boss) had been in Malta, Bryn (the Lord) was in Spain and … Continue reading
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Debate on the Pension Commission’s value -10.30 today – entry link inside
Tuesday August 5th (today) Roundtable chaired by Bryn, Lord Davies of Brixton. Joined by Tom McPhail, Margaret Snowdon OBE and Arun Muralidhar. Join the meeting here Copy the link to your diary if you prefer https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NGIwMTIxNGYtYmVjMy00MGI3LTk3NDctZjY5NjZmZTdmNDZj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22733793a9-e9e3-4238-95c9-e3e2e46fca6a%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2239b1b8b9-6d36-44d5-bf9e-64e1dfb760d5%22%7d Last week we had … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryn Davies, Margaret de Valois, Margaret Snowden, Pension Commission, Tom McPhail
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Our verdict on whether the Pension Commission’s worth it
Last week we had the launch of the Pension Commission. At the Pension Playpen I was chatting with Steve Goddard and the crew before Jon turned up and – filling the space – Steve asked me if I was looking … Continue reading
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Our verdict on whether the Pension Commission’s worth it
Last week we had the launch of the Pension Commission. At the Pension Playpen I was chatting with Steve Goddard and the crew before Jon turned up and – filling the space – Steve asked me if I was looking … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryn Davies, Margaret de Valois, Margaret Snowden, Pension Commission, Tom McPhail
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Treasury deprives the low paid of nine years of savings incentives – with a press release
After 7 years of campaigning that started when Kate Upcraft identified the problem for the Friends of Auto Enrolment, the Treasury has pulled the rabbit out of the hat , righted the wrongs and tried to cover itself in … Continue reading
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Tagged HMRC, low-paid, Margaret Snowden, Net Pay, net pay action group, NPAG, Pensions, RAS, Ros Altmann, Tax
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The pension dashboard’s never-ending lockdowns! (a Pension PlayPen coffee morning)
I’m enjoying these Pension PlayPen coffee mornings organised by Steve Goddare. Last week’s chat featured Steve Webb and Margaret Snowden and this week’s had me and Ros Altmann. They’ve got a “let’s make it up as we go along” feel … Continue reading
Webb and Snowden on the state pension and scamming
We are hosting our first “Event” on Tues 3 August. You are invited to join our “All Stars” pension experts Steve Webb and Margaret Snowdon, for a coffee morning discussing state pensions and pension scams. Sign up to for free … Continue reading
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Compassion for the pension liberated
We have two strong women to thank for today’s news; Jo Cumbo and Margaret Snowden. I could add other strong women who have stood up and fought for themselves having been scammed – Sue Flood and Manita Khuller , … Continue reading
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Tagged Angie Brooks, josephine cumbo, Lesley Titcomb, Margaret Snowden, pension, Pension Liberation, Sue Flood
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Snowden’s proposal for an amnesty for the pension liberated.
I was pleased to read Margaret Snowden’s measured call for an amnesty for those scammed through pension liberation schemes , commonly sold in the early years of this century. The evidence appears as part of the inquiry into pension scams … Continue reading
Shining light on Pension Scams
Key findings: 1. Information on scams is not readily available at an organisational level 2. The Scams Code is seen as a good basis for due diligence 3. Significant time and effort goes into protecting members from scams 4. The … Continue reading