Tag Archives: NPA
A testing time for the DWP and its Pension Minister.
The Pensions Minister has called out the private sector for not having a long-term view. In this blog I call on his department to focus on a short-term strategy to deal with the problems facing people approaching and in retirement … Continue reading
Pension Gender Gap; let’s change unfairness – not inequality.
Scottish Widows defines “The gender pension gap” as the difference between the average female and male’s savings for retirement. That’s an insurer’s way of looking at pensions. I suspect that most people at retirement see retirement in terms of savings, … Continue reading
Posted in age wage, pensions
Tagged gender pay gap, Gender pension gap, NPA, pensions, Ros Altmann, Scottish Widows
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For everyone’s sake – let’s sort pension savings incentives this budget.
Diversity is about including and it’s so important to pensions that we now have a minister of pensions and financial inclusion. A big part of the minister’s job is to create diversity – including not just men and … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, pensions
Tagged AE, auto enrolment, DWP, HMRC, HMT, Incentive, net pay anomaly, NPA, pension, pensions, tax relief
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The risks of partial disclosure
Look at this photo. You might have thought that Ruston Smith had won a CDC award for Tesco. Certainly not the case! Now look at the full picture! Mark Scantlebury has won an award for Quietroom, partly for his … Continue reading
Posted in #WASPI, accountants, actuaries, advice gap, pensions
Tagged Mark Scantlebury, net pay anomaly, NPA, pensions, Quietroom, Ros Altmann, WASPI
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