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Tag Archives: pension
Did I get “value for money” from my workplace pension
Am I getting value for money from my workplace pension? is a different question to Did I get value for money from my workplace pension? the difference is more than one of present and past tense. The first question … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, pensions
Tagged AgeWage, Disclosures, IGC, pension, pensions, trustee, Value for Money, VFM
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Some odd things about partial transfers.
There’s a debate going on between Al Rush, Jo Cumbo, Steve Webb and a number of others with regards partial transfers from defined benefit schemes. Want to go 50:50 with a “final salary” pension transfer? Ford will soon let employees … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, BSPS, pensions
Tagged CETV, pension, Pension Transfer, Royal London, Steve Webb, transfers
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How’s my pension done?
When you get that little envelope and you know it’s about your pension, that’s the question you’ll be asking. Typically – you won’t get much of an answer from your pension illustration -even if it is the new type pioneered … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, age wage, pensions
Tagged AgeWage, illustration, pension, pensions, Value for Money, VFM
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CDC – cons diminish confidence!
I am fairly confident that before the end of October, before even next week’s budget, the DWP will consult on CDC. We are told by the Pensions Minister , that the test case is Royal Mail but that legislation will … Continue reading
Posted in CDC, pensions
Tagged blockchain, CDC, Confidence, internet, ledger, pension
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“How can I have my money back” – the question pension savers dare not ask!
Here is the first page of the two page illustration suggested by Ruston Smith and Quietroom. I will say again that I am impressed that Ruston Smith and Quietroom have got consensus from a variety of regulators to get their … Continue reading
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Tagged Drawdown, pension, state pension, sustainability, Tax
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Transparency isn’t tactical! Thoughts on day 2 at PLSA.
The Pension Dashboard was under discussion again at the PLSA conference in Liverpool. “The Pensions Dashboard has taken longer than I would have liked.” @ThePLSA pic.twitter.com/QiZsOlhZbx — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) October 18, 2018 I am not clear from Opperman’ s … Continue reading
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Tagged ABI, Dashboard, illustration, pension, Pension Dashboard, pensions, Quietroom, trasnparency, TTF
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Don’t pander to pension populism! Zurich big-wig hits out at “freedoms”
“I have no time for populism” , was the astonishing rebuttal of top Zurich Insurance shrink Stefan Kroepfl. Kroepfl, who is global head of life business analysis – is no lightweight, nor was the discussion that ensued at this Dutch … Continue reading
Simplifying pensions with AgeWage
A number of people have asked about “AgeWage”, so I thought to write an article introducing it and why I and our management team are so excited about what it will do. A good business plan should start with a … Continue reading
Play “Stick or twist” in the workplace pension lottery!
If you changed jobs, would you prefer to stick with your current workplace pension or join your new employer’s scheme (leaving a little pot behind you)? It’s a tough choice, and the more you think about it, the tougher … Continue reading
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Tagged AE, Australia, auto-enrolement, Clearing, payoll, pension, pensions, stick, twist
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Other ways of doing CDC
It’s great when you wake up – turn on your phone and get a really great couple of messages! This is what happened this morning to me Last night John Ralfe had been asking me where I felt CDC … Continue reading
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Tagged actuaries, Australia, CDC, Falco Calkenberg, Holland, Jeremy Cooper, John Ralfe, pension, pensions
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