Tag Archives: Pension Bee

Putting our money where their mouth is? We’re not there yet!

Posted on February 2, 2021 by henry tapper

Last night I had the chance to listen to the Lord Mayor’s lecture – organised by Gresham College which is a few yards from where I live. If this had happened last year, I would not have been invited or … Continue reading →

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Bigger Pots and Bigger Pensions through Open Finance

Posted on December 9, 2020 by henry tapper

‘Breaking Banks: A blueprint for Open Finance that puts customers first’ puts forward a series of recommendations to help create a functional Open Finance ecosystem in a post-Brexit economy. Within the report, COADEC calls for the UK government to break … Continue reading →

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Pension Bee floats for £300m – MPs dither over dashboards

Posted on November 17, 2020 by henry tapper

    Two things caught my eye yesterday evening. The first was a comment made in parliament by Nigel Mills MP on protecting people from themselves and denying them access to digital consolidation via a dashboard. Nanny state The Government … Continue reading →

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Open pensions today – pension dashboards tomorrow!

Posted on October 3, 2020 by henry tapper

Tired of manana? The Pension dashboard will arrive one day, but when it does it will be a pension finding service. If what you’re waiting for is a way to bring your pensions together then there are plenty of dashboards … Continue reading →

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Andy Cheseldine’s VFM assessment is just too good!

Posted on September 20, 2020 by henry tapper

Andy Cheseldine gave , in 21 minutes , one of the most complete and articulate expressions of what makes for good value in a DC pension scheme. I hate the word “masterclass” but on this occasion it is appropriate and … Continue reading →

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Retirement – where is thy sting?

Posted on July 28, 2020 by henry tapper

At over 2600 words, this is the longest comment to appear on this blog. It is written by Gareth Morgan who’s focus is not on “wealth” but on the alleviation of poverty. This blog is his critique, not of Pensions … Continue reading →

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Pension dashboards get a timeline to a timeline.

Posted on June 23, 2020 by henry tapper

  The Pensions Dashboard has at last got its own website which you can access here It’s not the prototype website which you can still access here Nor the excellent dashboard ideas site which is here Nor does it link … Continue reading →

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From PS20-06 to the dashboard; – can the FCA pull it off?

Posted on June 9, 2020 by henry tapper

  Amidst the noise of the ban on contingent charging, the FCA published a long and detailed Policy Statement PS20-06 For the most part, the FCA is concerned with people safeguarding their rights to promised benefits wherever they may come … Continue reading →

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Increasing pension scam awareness

Posted on May 22, 2020 by henry tapper

  As AgeWage prepares for its journey into the FCA Sandbox, we are becoming more aware of the vulnerability of ordinary people to pension scams. We are really worried about the impact of unemployment, especially on those who are over … Continue reading →

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ESG? – don’t take anyone’s word for it!

Posted on May 20, 2020 by henry tapper

  We employ asset managers for a reason The reason we employ asset managers is that they are better at investing our money than we are ourselves. They can do the job more time and cost effeciently , execute our … Continue reading →

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