Tag Archives: Pension Poverty

The State can take longevity risk.

There is no evidence that the private sector has found the secret to insuring the cost of people living longer. It has merely found ways of insuring itself against the risks of ruin.
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Hotel Demented ; The Pensioner Playpen

Following my visit to Hotel Stupid earlier in the month, I am now reporting from Hotel Demented ; aka  Jardines de Nivaria – Tenerife. If Gordon and William want to know what happened to all that tax free cash from UK pensions, they … Continue reading

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Top 10 pension strap lines

We need to give pensions a better public image. Some say we should drop the word pensions, we say get real!

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Two and a half cheers for UK pensions

The other man’s grass is always greener or so it would seem if you work in the UK pension industry. Over the years we have got used to a succession of overseas dignitaries visiting our shores, speaking at our conferences and … Continue reading

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Personal Pensions – why competition didn’t work

It is now the urgent job of those left standing to do something about this legacy and an equal responsibility to ensure that the future continues to look a little brighter.

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The vision of Pension Plowman

The pen is mightier than the sword and a lot less dangerous! Continue reading

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How do 540 pension people look on one page?

We are all fascinated by our looks but how do our looks compare?

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Advice where advice is needed

I’ve been reading Aegon’s latest report into Incentives for Saving and the consumer research that backs it up. It makes pretty dismal reading.

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UK Pensions – How Lucky We Are

We should be proud of our pension system and I for one go into 2011 believing that America and other nations can look to the UK for leadership in this field. Continue reading

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Happiness and harm

Time will tell whether the Coalition Government has created a credible and sustainable system which allows us to measure and understand “government finances and the structure of the State”.

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