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Patrick Heath-Lay calls for simplicity – for his 7 million savers.

AgeWage has been a lonely beacon bleeping a signal of tsunamis over the past 8 years.  The warning is that the billions of money building up in workplace pensions is not assessed by trustees, employers or members for the value … Continue reading

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Pension UK – Should Theroux in his playground market your Conference?

Blunkett and Elwell were on before Theroux . Serious input into a serious pension. There was a lot of fun to be had at this weeks Pension UK Annual Conference and what people do with their time is their business. … Continue reading

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Andrew Warwick-Thompson at rest

Yesterday morning and through the lunchtime, we remembered in praise, Andrew Warwick-Thompson Paul went to my school in Dorset. Paul was the younger, there was a story of Clank who taught Latin and memories of tuck brought into the school … Continue reading

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Andrew Warwick-Thompson remembered today

Andrew Warwick-Thompson died in August after a battle with cancer. An announcement on LinkedIn said Andrew had passed away on 19 August. He had been suffering from a rare cancer, peritoneal mesothelioma, which had been diagnosed last summer. The statement said: … Continue reading

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Pensions at a policy crossroads?

Headlines like this are a bit shouty and the event I went to yesterday afternoon was not shouty at all. In fact it was very good. A privilege and a thankyou I am not a client of “Hogan Lovells” and … Continue reading

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“When I’m 64” – an astonishing birthday present – a pension song.

I was the doctor told me born two minutes after 11 am on the 11th November 1961. It was my father who delivered me and told me my mother wouldn’t keep quiet through the one minute silence to mark the … Continue reading

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Freezing the Italian state pension age for political reasons? Goodness!

The FT’s Amy Kazmin has provided us with an excellent analysis of the political issues surrounding the state pension age in Italy. We have a review of the state pension age in the UK and it is due to pronounce … Continue reading

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Royal London’s IGC report’s a good audit of 2024; but the customer’s left out!

I am pleased that Royal London have based the purpose of its IGC in Value for Money and hope that this will be the basis not just for commercial insurers active in the workplace and to policyholders but to commercial … Continue reading

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Are there cuckoos scrambling your (tax-free) pension nest egg?

My friend Johnny Timpson put a thumbs down to an article in the Guardian . Not something that I’d expect;  like the snoop I am, I decided to take a look. Here’s the article in the Guardian. Here’s why I … Continue reading

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Sam Roberts of Cartwrights on Bitcoin – video included

  Coffee Morning – Bitcoin & Pensions Part II Sep 16, 10:24 am, 43 min The discussion continued from a previous session on Bitcoin and its potential applications, particularly in the pensions and savings industry. Key points included Bitcoin’s use … Continue reading

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