Tag Archives: Pension Protection Fund

Connections matter but people matter most!

You can have as many connections on social media as you like. But its not the connecting but what happens next that counts!
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What we can and cannot do (to provide our staff with better DC pension outcomes)

The Pensions Regulator has challenged us to establish what can practically be done for staff with DC pensions.
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We’re giving pensions a bad name

This from the News of the World this weekend Fair? Judge for yourself You work till you drop,pay a fortune into your pension , then get a pittance until you die. Unless you’re a judge. Earn up to £206,000 pa. … Continue reading

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Uk bosses, should you sell-out your pensioners?

The link between you and your employer has been lost.

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The National Association of Pension Fun

We shall laugh in the face of ministers, doff imaginary trilbies when passing Regulators. Continue reading

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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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The vision of Pension Plowman

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

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