Tag Archives: Pension Freedoms

The politics of CDC

Posted on September 23, 2019 by

This morning I should be attending the CDC fringe meeting at Brighton’s Grand Hotel which forms part of the Labour Party Conference. If I can’t – I send my apologies to Royal Mail, CWU and the Shadow Pensions Minister – … Continue reading →

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The choices Hobson gives us at retirement

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

  I’ve been thinking about my options with my DC pension pot. Do I continue to want my money exposed to market risk , do I take an annuity rate depressed by quantitative easing or do I sit on a … Continue reading →

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Fixing the freedoms (sort of)

Posted on July 2, 2019 by

Helping smaller savers get the most out of the pension reforms Dominic Lindsey has been beavering away for some time now, collating the views of industry experts and producing what I can best describe as a “superblog” that sets out … Continue reading →

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How to turn a pot into a pension (megablog)

Posted on February 24, 2019 by

Hello and thanks for your interest! This mega-blog should be helpful to people who are 55 or older and have money “stuck” in pensions which they could do with to replace income from work. “Stuck” is the right word, most … Continue reading →

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Payroll are tomorrow’s Pension Experts!

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

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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IFAs and the defined benefit promise

Posted on March 21, 2018 by

  This article explores the relationship between IFAs and defined” benefit schemes, one that has historically been uneasy. It argues that the polarisation of opinion between IFAs who see pensions as “pots” of wealth, and those who regard them as a … Continue reading →

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Let’s stop pretending guidance is enough.

Posted on January 27, 2018 by

News that the Government has thrown out proposals for compulsory guidance to protect us from ourselves comes as no surprise to me , though it has clearly angered Ros Altmann. Writing on her blog, the former Pensions Minister writes of  the … Continue reading →

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The impact of low pension savings on retirement incomes – Gareth Morgan

Posted on January 9, 2018 by

Income certainty and low pension savings There is concern, increasingly voiced, by some well-informed commentators, about some of the consequences of the pension freedoms. The complexity of choices, the lack of knowledge of most pension savers and the actions of … Continue reading →

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Frank Field letter to the FT on pension freedoms

Posted on October 29, 2017 by

Folly of granting total pension freedom is now becoming all too clear This is Frank Field’s letter to the FT , published October 28th. In the context of the Work and Pension Select Committee’s  current examination of pension freedoms, it needs … Continue reading →

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A Pension Food Bank for the DC saver

Posted on August 24, 2017 by

Ok – so it’s not a big news week for pensions , but well done Jack Gilbert of Citywire’s New Model Adviser for getting a meet with Frank Field, and well reported on what I can only call a “welcome … Continue reading →

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