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BP silent as parliament speaks for their pensioners.
The BP pensioners are getting no response from BP and are asking “is this breaching BP’s Code of Conduct?” It has been argued on social media that the BP Pensioner Group should take BP and its pension trustees to court. … Continue reading
In defence of rich pensioners
I really like Nic Millar for her social media – I don’t know her otherwise but I like the way she challenges the idea that pensioners are hard-up , vulnerable and in need of Government hand outs. Why it’s … Continue reading
The pensioner revolt
An estimated 500,000 pensioners in Britain are being badly squeezed by loopholes that allow employers to sidestep responsibility for lifting pension payments to take account of inflation. Hewlett-Packard, American Express, Chevron, 3M and the UK-listed Wood Group are among employers … Continue reading
“Pensionation” – a new word for how pots turn into pensions.
The Royal Society of Arts and Slaughter and May laid on a two hour discussion yesterday around the future of risk-sharing (aka CDC) in the UK. I found it enervating and dispiriting in equal measures. It was good … Continue reading
Respect your elders – it’s your consumer duty!
Action we’re taking on pensioner poverty Over the past few days I’ve been assembling my thoughts for a meeting with some industry big-wigs to discuss how the private sector can best address pensioner poverty. The meeting came out of work … Continue reading
A testing time for the DWP and its Pension Minister.
The Pensions Minister has called out the private sector for not having a long-term view. In this blog I call on his department to focus on a short-term strategy to deal with the problems facing people approaching and in retirement … Continue reading
A shot in the arm for pension payroll?
I write a regular column for Reward Strategy, formerly Payroll World. This is the last column I wrote for Jerome Small, who has been editor for a few years but is leaving to go freelance. The people who pay us … Continue reading
Posted in Payroll, Pension Freedoms, pensions
Tagged CDC, Payroll, pensioner, pensions, reward, Rewatd Strategy
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FCA- Outcomes for DC savers will improve when we resume sharing risk!
The FCA has asked for response to it’s Retirement Outcome review, NEST have shared their response with the FT which reports NEST saying that, without “the right support structures in place”, it was “extremely concerned” its 5m members may run out … Continue reading
Posted in CDC, pensions
Tagged CDC, DB plans, pension, pensioner, Retirement outcomes, risk sharing
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Pension Transfer Offers – should you take yours?
I urge you to listen this excellent podcast (skip to 1 minute to avoid the ad). It’s led by Jo Cumbo and has the thoughts of a couple of IFAs (who I don’t know). At 13 minutes long it … Continue reading
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Tagged CETV, fit, healthy, pensioner, pensions, Tax, Transfer, transfer-value
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Pensioner First
A consistent theme of the pension reforms we have witnessed over the past five years has been a focus on the consumer of pension savings – the pensioner. Set in the wider context of welfare policy, the proposals to re-align … Continue reading
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Tagged ABI. IA, auto enrolment, Business, consumerism, corporate governance, corporate risk, DC outcomes, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, Financial services, Government, Government demands, LGPS, lobby, NAPF, outcomes, pensioner, Private sector, Retirement, Ros Altmann, social media
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