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Tag Archives: money marketing
Is this the end of “easy money” from over-priced trackers?
Are investors overpaying millions for trackers? Hats off to Money Marketing investment director Charlotte Richards for a cracking piece of work that highlights that investors could be being left millions of pounds out of pocket from over-paying for what what is … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlotte Richards, FCA, money marketing, pension, Pensions, workplace pension
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Funny old year – for our Pensions Minister
I applaud Guy Opperman for his 2020. He kept the Pension Schemes Bill moving , he remained unstintingly optimistic in the face of the pandemic and he weathered personal tragedy with dignity and fortitude. He is the public face of … Continue reading
Pension Scamming – Justin Cash and I talk frankly
I’m found here talking to Money Marketing’s Justin Cash about pension scamming and financial resilience. It was a good day to speak as we’d just launched our anti-scam game http://www.scam-man.com. Doing a podcast by Zoom (I think it was … Continue reading
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Tagged justin cash, money marketing, pension scammers, podcast
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The trees are great – but the wood’s the thing!
This week has seen ,present at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries pension conference on “mapping the Pension Genome”, our Pension PlayPen lunch on “defaults to spend our DC saving”, Reward Strategy conference on “Royal Mail’s journey to CDC” … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, CDC, dc, IFA, money marketing, pension playpen, pensions, poetry
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“We dislike pensions but we don’t distrust them”- thoughts from comrade Gregg!
One of the pleasures of living in the City of London is the early evening beer with City slickers. City slicker Gregg McClymont and I had a pint or two in the Fine Line last night and caught up after … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, Gregg McClymont, John Ralfe, money marketing, pensions, Scheme Pensions
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Paul Lewis and cash – tactically astute – strategically moribund!
Jon Cudby is both brave or foolish to take on Paul Lewis over Paul’s remarks at FT Adviser events over the past few weeks. As the next speaker up at two of them, I heard what Paul said, what the questions … Continue reading
A rosy outlook for employers and workplace pensions
Five years ago, one of the major concerns for the Johnson Committee that Steve Webb set up to consider auto-enrolment was whether there would be choice by the next election. At the meeting, attended by all the workplace pension providers, it … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, auto enrolment, commissions, MIddleware, money marketing, NEST, Payroll, payroll software
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Clap along if you feel that happiness is the truth!
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! Clap along if you feel that happiness is the truth! Clap along if you know what happiness is to you! Clap along if you feel like that’s what you … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, DWP, Government, Happiness, Happy, Lewis Hamilton, money marketing, OECD, pension, pensions, Pharrell Williams, Retirement, Yeovil
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Why IFA’s have nothing to fear and everything to gain!
This morning I am chairing Money Marketing’s AE Invitational in Swindon. These will be my opening comments to the audience of invited IFAs who I’m looking forward to spending the morning with. ” When I started selling insurance, … Continue reading
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Tagged AE Invitational, auto enrolment, Business, corporate governance, dc pensions, De Vere Hotels, DWP, Employment, Friendly Pensions, Guidance, IFA, money marketing, pension, Pension new, pensions, People's Pension, Retirement, Sage, Standar Life, Steve Webb, Swindon
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RDR- GPPs and advice
IFAs have a job to do in providing workplace advice but it’s not in selling people the idea of joining their company’s group personal pension.
