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“Beware the mastertrust my son!” 6 reasons to be careful

  Ok. It may not have jaws that bite or claws that clutch or be quite as frightful as the Jubjub bird, but the mastertrust may be no friendlier than Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwock. This is not a trendy thing to … Continue reading

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When independence becomes “inter-dependence”

This blog addresses  Barnett Waddingham on its AE Solution . For those not familiar with these things- it is a packaged solution that provides you with Standard Life’s Good to Go workplace pension. I have written about Good to Go which is … Continue reading

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Beware the vanity master trust

  Hardly a week goes by without a request to research another vertically integrated master trust for inclusion on the list of employer choices offered on http://www.pensionplaypen.com . It is harder to name an actuarial practice or employee benefit consultant that … Continue reading

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Auto-enrolment; – tPR’s despatches from the trenches

Auto-enrolment is like Flanders in 1914.  Those wishing to see universal adoption of workplace pensions within Britain’s employment structure are digging in for an onslaught that has barely begun. Our Ypres’ and Passchendaeles’ are yet to come. We are still in … Continue reading

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Regulate- don’t procrastinate; says Morten Nilsson- CEO of NOW Pensions

Membership numbers recently published by the big six mastertrusts highlight exactly how important they are in the auto enrolment market.   Of the three million people auto enrolled, over two million are in one of the big six mastertrusts.   … Continue reading

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