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Tag Archives: Pensions Minister
Pension risk sharing – a bright idea for Labour
It is now 25 years since this country was introduced to “stakeholder economics” – the concept that Government could engender a more friendly form of capitalism where profits were shared more equitably between stakeholders – including workers and consumers. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Keir Starmer, Labour, Matt Rodda, Pensions Minister, risk sharing
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Guy Opperman? Workie? Big Zuu?- are we “aware” WHO will be our Pension Minister?
Although Guy Opperman has been confirmed as a DWP Minister of State, he has not been given a title or key responsibilities. This is all we get – which is good news – but not enough! Guy Opperman was appointed … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Zuu, Guy Opperman, Laura Trott, Mims Davies, Pensions Minister, Workie
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A letter to Alex Burghart at a time of change
Dear Alex, We have never met, I have only seen you on stage at the PLSA. I am told you are a decent , intelligent and capable man, so I wonder if you really want to be our Pensions Minister, … Continue reading
News of the new pension minister (including live action at #CPC22)
The delay in announcing Alex Burghart as our new pension minister is, I am being old, due to his assuming a number of jobs including one to combat fraudulent benefit claims and another as the DWP’s growth minister. This suggests … Continue reading
Is there space for “financial inclusion” in the rush for growth?
Although Alex Burghart has been answering parliamentary question on pensions, he is not yet the pensions minister and there seems to be some hesitancy at the DWP about who is taking what responsibilities. Your source’s tip is consistent with Alex … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Burghart, DWP, Guy Opperman, MP, Pensions, Pensions Minister
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Value for Money
When I went to see the Pensions Minister earlier this week, I had three problems and three ideas My first problem was that we had no fix for the feeble participation rates for pension credits, I’ve written about the solution … Continue reading
How Pension Providers become winners in a data driven world
Data requests are a key measure of “quality of service”. This is a sister piece to my blog for pension consumers published here. Under GDPR, consumers are entitled to their pension data in a timely fashion. In a test last … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Dashboard, Data, Opperman, Pension Dashboard, pensions, Pensions Minister
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Guy Opperman – we want you to stay
I first met Guy Opperman at a TPAS function when he gave my company First Actuarial a commendation for the work it had done on financial education. It was one of the first times he had spoken as the … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, pensions
Tagged financial inclusion, Guy Opperman, Pensions Minister, TPAS
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Pension Dashboards – time to respond!
At a recent PPI seminar, Laurie Edmans reminded us that he had been responsible for helping Government nearly deliver combined pension forecasts in 2004 – nearly 15 years ago. I wrote to Laurie thanking him for chairing an excellent event … Continue reading
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Tagged CMA, Dashboards, DWP, Guy Opperman, Open Banking, open pensions, pension, Pensions Minister
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The “pensions industry” must speak for pensions – not the people who profit from them.
There is an assumption that for innovation to happen in the pensions industry, it needs to have the sanction of the “pensions industry”. Take this comment from Sam. CDC will be a disaster unless you can convince the pensions industry … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, DWP, Guy Opperman, Pensions industry, Pensions Minister, WPC
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