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“Only rich people think small amounts don’t matter”
That’s a quote from Debora Price and I’m making it a strap for whatever campaign I can cobble together to make Government Incentives happen for those who qualify for them , but can’t get them because their trustees don’t collect … Continue reading
Posted in pensions, pot
Tagged Consultant, Debora Price, DWP, Employment, Financial services, JLT, Mastertrust, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, net-pay, NOW, pension playpen, pensions, People's Pension, poor, relief at source, Retirement, rich
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“The best way forward or the NEST way forward?”
If you are an employer and you have made a decision, there is no liability—that is clear in the legislation. If you have decided to go with NEST rather than NOW: or People’s, there is no liability that can fall … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, auto-enrolment, NEST, now, pensions, Personal Accounts
Tagged Aviva, dc pensions, DWP, Government, Legal and General, NEST, NOW, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, People's Pension, Richard Harrington, Standard Life, workplace Pensions
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Time-Cost will prevail
That “it’s all about payroll stupid!” has become one of the axioms of auto-enrolment strategy. It’s a truism you hear mouthed by people who sell pensions but I’ve not hear many in payroll return the compliment! “It’s all about pensions” … Continue reading
Posted in Payroll, pensions
Tagged auto enrolment, Legal and Genera;, NEST, NOW, pension, pensions, People's Pension, Standard Life, workplace pension
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Choice – we love to have it – we hate to use it!
Choice – a mass of contradictions I’ve noted before that choice is something we feel we cannot do without but is something we generally cannot deal with. It is rare that the phrase ” I had no choice” is used in … Continue reading
Only we can tell who’s giving VFM on auto-enrolment support!
There’s been plenty of controversy in the last quarter about providers making upfront and regular charges for support. NEST have said they won’t charge – but employers need to be self- sufficient, People’s and NOW will both charge for support … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged auto enrolment, Aviva, NEST, NOW, pensions, People's Pension, Standard Life, support
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How much support do we get from our Workie?
Workie – if the DWP’s advertising campaign’s to be believed, is a workplace pension (albeit one looking for friends in the park). We want to know how friendly our Workies really are, how much support they are giving employers in running … Continue reading
Posted in Payroll, pension playpen, pensions, Workie
Tagged auto enrolment, charges, costs, Legal & General, NOW, NOW Pensions, People's Pension, pricing, sustainable, Workie
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If you don’t want exit penalties at retirement – stop paying middlemen!
The Daily Telegraph’s Katie Morley is running a typically campaigning piece picking up on stats released to Government that show that an estimated 2.2m pension savers won’t get the full value of their pension pot if they exercise pension freedoms … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged CDC, charges, Collective Pensions, costs, DWP, intermediaries, NEST, NOW, pensions, the Daily Telegraph
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Measure 4 Measure (why we rate things)
A very curious article appeared on the NOW blog yesterday, I took exception to it and wrote to NOW to tell them. You can read the article here. It’s author, the excellent Martin Olive had clearly become frustrated with “rating … Continue reading
Posted in consultant, dc pensions, FCA
Tagged auto enrolment, NOW, pensionns, workplace, workplace Pensions
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Don’t underestimate SME’s hunger for investment know-how!
I am frustrated by the capitulation of many in the pension industry to the challenge faced by inducting 1.2m new employers into our funded pension culture. The Pension Apartheid practiced by the investment elite At a recent event, Joanne Segers, CEO … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Education, First Actuarial, Pension Freedoms, pension playpen, pensions, Pensions Regulator
Tagged Aviva, democracy, Fidelity, Investment, L&G, NEST, NOW, Pensions Trust, People's Pension, Scottish Widows, Smarter Pensions, Standard Life, Zurich
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Hats off to the Regulator – there is no shortcut to good practice.
When it comes to choosing your workplace pension – there is no shortcut to good practice Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Abacus, Alexander House, DWP, NEST, NOW, pension, pension playpen, Pension Regulator, Pensions Regulator, People's Pension, shortcut, the Regulator, TPR, workplace pension
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