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What are our Lords up to with “Pension Schemes” this week?
This from the “on the money” Pension Age which keeps us up to date with the Pension discussions. Peers query mandation and LGPS powers as Pension Schemes Bill enters HoL committee stage By Callum Conway 13/1/26 House of Lords (HoL) … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, Government, Investment, pension, Pensions, Retirement, Ros Altmann
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My home is no longer my pension – London estate agents tell me!
It is a recurring theme that plays in my head from my days selling pensions to my peers back in the 1980s and 1990s (when it was my job). “My house is my pension” Those of us. many of us, … Continue reading
“Should we think about pension arrangements as a Lottery?” Asks Benefit Jack
“Should we think about pension arrangements as a Lottery?” Define “epic”. PensionsOldie asks a great, thought provoking question. Back in the States, nearly three decades ago, this then-rookie retirement guy noticed a significant change in attitude and behavior once accumulated … Continue reading
The state pension Christmas bonus: A festive joke or a welcome boost?
Emma Lunn explains who is eligible for the traditional festive payment and why its value has plummeted. Millions of pensioners once again got a Christmas bonus this month. The cash is a one-off tax-free payment paid to people who get … Continue reading
Is Freedom needed for an epic retirement?
I have come to a conclusion after 42 years in pensions that freedom from pensions works for some but only some. David Brown has started a company called Freedom to make it easier to make sense of their savings … Continue reading
Can we pipe down and let Royal Mail workers get on with building and getting their pension?
If this is the way that Royal Mail allows the message to seep out to its 110,000 members, then “doh”! I hope that it is mad at the FT – as I am. The first six months of its CDC … Continue reading
The “musts”, “should” and “need to” ; TPR’s CDC regs.
We make a clear distinction between legal duties and our expectations within the draft code by using the word ‘must’ when referencing legal duties, and ‘should’ and ‘expect’ for our expectations. We use ‘need’ where the process is necessary … Continue reading
The root of welfare in Britain is wealth; People’s Pension’s a partnership between us!
I have f interests in People’s Pension and the Partnership that holds it. I’m interested in mutuals as they are as a means of distributing value from other people’s money, especially when their are employers so involved. People’s seem to … Continue reading
SASA – (Stagecoach Aberdeen Scheme Adoption) – the video and deck
If you missed this coffee morning presentation from John , you are in luck. It’s with you below, with a download if you want to share it – here. If you want to see the slides they are below and … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberdeen, Business, corporate governance, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, FCA, Government, pension, pension playpen, Pensions, Retirement, SASA, Stagecoach
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Ros Altmann in 2020 on the Pension Action Group’s progress to that date
It has been over 5 years since I published this blog on the Pensions Action Group. My blog is not worth a great deal of time and I enjoy it for a picture I took on the stripper’s beach in … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Young, DB, Government, pension, ppf, Retirement, Ros Altmann
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But why is the system still thinking of Collective DB pensions in terms of annuities when the benefits are defined…