Tag Archives: National Employment Savings Trust

Five things I’d change to help employers with Auto-Enrolment

Posted on September 18, 2015 by henry tapper

I spent yesterday with 62 employers , 1 of whom had staged auto-enrolment (a small employer in the June 2015 trial). As I listened to questions and talked with my friend at the Regulator who was co-speaker, I tried to … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged auto enrolment, Business, CDC, CIPP, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, employers, Employment, Financial services, Friends of Auto-Enrolment, National Employment Savings Trust, pension playpen, pensions, profiteering, Sage | 1 Comment

Why Corbynism is radical (and what it means for pensions)

Posted on September 14, 2015 by henry tapper

The most tweeted action of Corbyn’s first 24 hours as Labour leader was to choose to go to a constituency engagement rather than go on the Andrew Marr show. For Labour apparatchnick schooled in two decades of Blairite PR and … Continue reading →

Posted in consultant, pensions, Pensions Regulator, Politics | Tagged advice, Andrew Marr, British politicians, Chris Siers, Con Keating, corporate risk, David Pitt-Watson, dc pensions, Financial services, George Kirrin, Government, Hilary Salt, Jeremy Corbyn, John Mcdonnell, Labour, Labour leader, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pensions, Retirement, Ros Altmann | 2 Comments

Mastertrusts – an accident waiting to happen?

Posted on September 13, 2015 by henry tapper

How do we pay for pensions? We still know too little about what we are paying for pensions. The following statement appears on Standard Life’s website Employers can be confident that their schemes will all be compliant with the charge … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged auto enrolment, Business, Business and Economy, charges, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc pensions, DWP, Employment, Friends of Auto-Enrolment, master trust, National Employment Savings Trust, pensons, trust | 3 Comments

How Pensions are getting fairer.

Posted on September 12, 2015 by henry tapper

I was speaking with a Scottish friend , an academic and one of the few politicians I know who was brought up without a lot of money in the family. I had to phrase that carefully, for when I first wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions, Pensions Regulator, Ros Altmann | Tagged auto enrolment, Business, Employment, Financial services, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, occupational pension schemes, pension, Pension new, Pension Protection Fund, Pension Regulator, pension scheme, pension schemes, pensions, Retirement, short-service, Tax | 4 Comments

IFAs take the lead in sorting the transfer blockage.

Posted on August 29, 2015 by henry tapper

BIG THINKING Two things I’m really looking forward to in September are threesixty’s two “Big Thinking Days”. One’s in Edinburgh and one’s in London and if you’re going, you;re in for a treat. Threesixty are a pretty pucker outfit (IMO) and … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged Big Idea, Big Thinking, Business, dc pensions, DWP, Employment, Financial services, National Employment Savings Trust, Pension Freedoms, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pensions, Retirement, threesixty, transfers | 1 Comment

Does drawdown need a charges cap for pension drawdown

Posted on August 28, 2015 by henry tapper

This post was written a few months ago but never published. The main thrust is still relevant, the thrust is that we are better off building better and more relevant products than trying to squeeze drawdown into a shirt two … Continue reading →

Posted in accountants, advice gap, pension playpen, pensions | Tagged Business, CAP, charges, Drawdown, DWP, Employment, Financial services, flexible drawdown, Government, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, Pension Regulator, pensions, Politics, Public Sector Pensions, Value for Money | 1 Comment

How do you compare pension default funds?

Posted on August 26, 2015 by henry tapper

An old colleague contacted me yesterday with a simple (but great) question. “how do you compare pension default funds”. I can speak on this for First Actuarial, who provide the investment ratings on default funds for the Pension … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged annuity, Apples and pears, auto enrolment, Business, CDC, choose, Choose a Pension, compare, dc pensions, default, FCA, Financial services, Investment, investment consulting, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, pension default, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pensions, Retirement, workplace pension | Leave a comment

What employers can do to get their members better pensions

Posted on July 31, 2015 by henry tapper

Yesterday I had a chance to talk with a large employer about what they can do to help improve the outcomes of their DC plans. Influencing employees to get the best out of their pension savings means getting them to … Continue reading →

Posted in Payroll, Pension Freedoms, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions Regulator, Popcorn Pensions | Tagged Actuarial science, advice, annuity, auto enrolment, Business, Business and Economy, choice, corporate governance, corporate risk, dc, dc pensions, Financial services, Good governance, governance, Greg Broomer, investment decisions, Johnson Fleming, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb | Leave a comment

“Tax relief – what are the numbers?” Guest blog from Ralph Frank

Posted on July 29, 2015 by henry tapper

The Government has repeatedly expressed its concern, both in the 2015 Budget (paragraph 1.232) and in the recently announced consultation on pensions tax relief, at the level of income tax forgone through the provision of pension tax relief. This concern … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged auto enrolment, Business, Business and Economy, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Financial services, National Employment Savings Trust, Pension new, pension playpen, Ralph Frank, Retirement, Tax, tax relief | 6 Comments

“Another girl- another Planet” – the wonderful world of NEST

Posted on July 29, 2015 by henry tapper

Helen Dean, the new CEO of NEST has set out her stall in the pages of Professional Pensions. Much of what she says is intelligent and helpful Helping .. small and micro employers means seeing AE through their eyes. Instead of … Continue reading →

Posted in pensions | Tagged auto enrolment, Business, Employment, Helen Dean, London, MAF, master trust assurance framework, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, pensions, planet, professional pensions, Retirement, workplace Pensions | 2 Comments

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