Tag Archives: Marks & Spencer
Lord make AE simple – but not yet!
The title refers to Augustine’s prayer “lord make me chaste, but not yet”. It came to mind as I read concern from “industry spokespeople” over the DWP’s announcement to simplify the Auto-Enrolment regulations in time for the staging of the … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, Payroll, pensions, Retirement
Tagged DWP, Employment, first actuarial, Marks & Spencer, Payroll, Steve Webb, Taylor Wessing, Thomas Aquinas
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Opt-outs triggered by smartphones say Legal and General!
Speaking at a private conference for First Actuarial staff, Adrian Boulding said that Legal and General‘s clients were enthusiastic about their staging experience and he went on to suggest that members were much more ready to get information and transact digitally than his firm … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, auto-enrolment, corporate governance, dc pensions, de-risking, Facebook, First Actuarial, Management, NEST, Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, twitter
Tagged Actuarial science, Adrian Boulding, Asda, IPhone, Legal & General, Marks & Spencer, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Sainsburys, Scheme, Steve Webb
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Scale and scalability- why L & G is the cuckoo in the Nest.
NEST is a pensions white-elephant and at £300m, the most expensive animal in the zoo Continue reading
Auto-enrolment;- the story so far
Payroll managers are playing an increasingly important role in the formation of their business’ pension strategies. Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, leadership, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged Centrica, Employment, Human Resources, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Payroll, pension, Tesco
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Auto-enrolment ; winners and losers.
Tesco doesn’t seem to be getting too much credit from the DB aficionados who have been perturbed by its attempts to push back retirement ages as part of the new deal.
Christmas naif
Christmas naif that I am! Continue reading