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Payroll are tomorrow’s Pension Experts!
I spoke at the CIPP Conference at the National Exhibition Centre at what payroll can do to help staff understand pensions and in particular – the pension freedoms. Here are my slides I think there are three things that hold … Continue reading
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Posted in Payroll, pensions
Tagged CIPP, first actuarial, Freedoms, Payroll, Pension Freedoms, pension playpen, pensions
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Must we remain in darkness about our retirement money?
The two comments on this thread from David and Matt, show the two ways that pots could follow member. David’s solution is the solution that Hargreaves Lansdown want our Government to adopt. Matt points out that it could force … Continue reading
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Posted in advice gap, Payroll, pensions
Tagged Hargreaves Lansdown, Malcolio, Payroll, pensions, Pythagorous, workplace Pensions
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Pensioning employee’s sleep ( with thanks to Kate Upcraft)
Not for the first time, I’m very grateful to Kate Upcraft for highlighting a pensions issue that impacts thousands of carers – but appears to be completely off the radar of most pension people. Kate is a freelance payroll consultant … Continue reading
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Posted in auto-enrolment, pensions
Tagged Accountancy Age, AE, HMRC, ICAEW, Payroll, pensions, SCCS, sleep, Tax
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By George, I just shrunk the pension!
While “workplace pensions” go from strength to strength in terms of coverage, the amount of money being paid as “pensions”, certainly in the private sector, is likely to shrink. this article looks at why and asks some awkward questions about … Continue reading
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DIY Pension Diagnostics – (a data dream)
Most of us know how hard it is to see a Doctor these days, and how easy it is to get medical help online. Most people I know will consult the internet rather before ringing the surgery. If only … Continue reading
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Posted in Payroll, pensions
Tagged CIPP, Payroll, pensions, professional pensions, reward, The Pensions Regulator
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A shot in the arm for pension payroll?
I write a regular column for Reward Strategy, formerly Payroll World. This is the last column I wrote for Jerome Small, who has been editor for a few years but is leaving to go freelance. The people who pay us … Continue reading
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Posted in Payroll, Pension Freedoms, pensions
Tagged CDC, Payroll, pensioner, pensions, reward, Rewatd Strategy
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CDC and what it means for payroll.
One of the most surprising developments in retail financial services has been the return of with-profits as the way to drawdown a pension. The with-profits drawdown market is owned by the Prudential (though Aviva has recently launched a copycat fund). … Continue reading
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@CIPP_UK – “grafters not shafters!” – thx.
I woke up this morning to lots of messages telling me I’d won an award! Not just any award but a lifetime achievement award from an organisation I have a lot of respect for – the CIPP, who had their … Continue reading
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Posted in Payroll, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged CIPP, Grafters, McDonald, Payroll, pensions, Shafters
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Paying pensioners won’t get any easier
In pensions “freedom” is the buzzword. People can have what they want- how they want it and we all know what that means! It means that down the line there is potential for administrative chaos. Payroll depends on uniform rules, the … Continue reading
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Posted in Payroll, Pension Freedoms, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged CIPP, de-risking, Drawdown, Payroll, pensions, Pie, reshaping
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Why #Accountex is so great!
Every year I feel compelled to write something quite uncritical and totally over the top about Accountex. This year is no different. People know that the accountancy practices- and especially their payroll departments are the true heroes of auto-enrolment … Continue reading
