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We did as we were told, not as we chose; VFM for workplace pensions.
I cannot understand who a value for money assessment is for if it is not for the regulator. Who takes choices on the provider of workplace pensions if no choice needs to be made? The vast majority of choices were … Continue reading
Torsten Bell speaks in the VFM debate for the consumer.
What practically will the work on Value for Money mean to providers , employers and ultimately savers into our DC plans? We have this statement from the FCA We plan to offer roundtables and stakeholder events to discuss practical aspects … Continue reading
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Tagged Consumer, FCA, Pension Dashboard, Pensions, Torsten Bell, TPR
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I understand my state pension but not these statements about my private pension pots.
Richard Smith is angry. He has five pension pots but he has no idea what income he will get when from 2027 there’s a default pension he will be able to draw. That is apart from Scottish Widow’s explanation that … Continue reading
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Tagged Complicated, Pension Dashboard, Pensions, pots, Richard Smith, SMPI, state pension
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Richard Smith deserves a new year’s honour (this year or next) ! #pension #dashboard
Christmas finds Germany enthused by Richard Smith. We want him back in Britain for the new year. There is a good argument for advertising good news for the public by a Government keen to be well-regarded by the same. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertisement, Germany, Pension Dashboard, private pensions, public, Richard Smith
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2026 a testing year, 2027 a year of delivery – for pensions.
Richard Smith’s explanation of his conversation with us in October has emerged on social media. This ties in with comments from Bobby Riddaway on the thinking of many people in our industry which assumes that everyone is engaged and competent … Continue reading
Could the future for finding and matching pensions be quantum computing?
We can expect from the race between Google and IBM a computer that behaves in a different way to anything we have today by the end of the decade. It will be able to work out what is going on … Continue reading
Dashboard dizzy day! Smith, Gubler and others stalk Parliament!
It’s a busy morning with the Pensions Minister talking in the City and Richard Smith, Kim Gubler and a host of others speaking at Westminster on what should be done with the dashboard. Meeting starts at 9.15am – you can … Continue reading
No excuse for pension transfer delays – let’s bring back league tables!
Jeff Prestridge, one of our most senior and consumer friendly journalists has been through a hard time bringing his pension pots together as he goes through a divorce. There has been a lot of talk in the past few weeks … Continue reading
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Tagged #pensiondashboardsummit, Daily Mail, Jeff Prestridge, Pension Bee, Pension Dashboard, Romi Savova, Sunday Mail
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Pension Dashboard may be delayed to 2027 or beyond.
The People’s Pension calls for delay to pension dashboard I wrote yesterday about my concern that concerns about agreed formats to help ordinary people organise their retirement income in retirement using the Pensions Dashboard were being challenged by TISA for … Continue reading
FCA rule change causes dashboard data scare!
This is why the FCA’s COBS rulebook is so long This is a blog about rules and how you cannot regulate for everything. It’s about writing rules against imaginary risks rather than working on the basis of trust. It’s about … Continue reading