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The Pensions Regulator’s masterplan

This is what the Pension Regulator wants to do in the next twelve month three years. Successfully implement automatic enrolment Protect consumers from poorly governed master trusts Effectively regulate defined benefit schemes Effectively regulate public service pension schemes Maintain confidence … Continue reading

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Where can I stick my input to #FAMR?

The FCA have called for input on their Financial Advice Market Review Its big idea hinges on this statement the advice gap should be regarded as any situation where consumers cannot get the form of advice that they want on a … Continue reading

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Why the FCA should take a leaf out of tPR’s book.

  The Pensions Regulator have been re-born over the last five years and become focussed on helping advisers, trustees and employees solve pension problems. They have started treating us as  customers and not potential criminals. Sadly, this attitudinal shift doesn’t seem … Continue reading

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“Trust me , I’m a scorpion”

I was born at 11.02am on 11th November 1961, according to my star chart ,the sun, the moon, all the houses and for all I know Planet Pluto are in Scorpio, which makes me a little worried. This is no … Continue reading

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The pension troublemaker!

I love the Pension Regulator- they are definitely our most proactive financial services governor. They are fighting the fight on a number of fronts- but chiefly to make auto-enrolment a success. So when they make an announcement -it’s worth listening … Continue reading

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Hats off to the Regulator – there is no shortcut to good practice.

When it comes to choosing your workplace pension – there is no shortcut to good practice Continue reading

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Good news from the Regulators

          It has been an important week for the regulation of workplace pensions. Not only have the DWP published the rules that govern workplace pensions qualifying to be used for auto-enrolment, but the FCA  published – … Continue reading

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Auto-enrolment; – tPR’s despatches from the trenches

Auto-enrolment is like Flanders in 1914.  Those wishing to see universal adoption of workplace pensions within Britain’s employment structure are digging in for an onslaught that has barely begun. Our Ypres’ and Passchendaeles’ are yet to come. We are still in … Continue reading

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All change on pensions – a positive outlook for 2013!

Neasa MacErlean has written a great article in the Independent which you can read here. I was asked to collaborate on one or two sections and I’m quoted as inciting members of workplace savings plans to up the ante and make sure that … Continue reading

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A chance to keep companies with DB pensions solvent

Income and Corporation taxes tend to dominate the mindsets of the rich, they are  meaningless to those who don’t pay them. Unsurprisingly, it is the headline aspects of the Chancellor’s autumn statement that have captured the headlines. This small clause was initially … Continue reading

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