Tag Archives: pensions
My noble Lords – you Canute be serious
King Canute was wise enough to know he could not hold back the incoming tide. This blog is about two decisions taken in the House of Lords which suggest that our peers have not learned that lesson. I have just … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, pensions
Tagged canute, Dashboard, Pension Dashboard, pensions
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Lords say “no” to the “dumping” of open DB pension schemes!
This blog pays tribute to someone of whom I knew nothing but a couple of weeks ago but who has made an extraordinary contribution to UK pensions by means of what should be known as the Bowles Amendment. The Bowles … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, CDC, dc pensions, de-risking, DWP, pensions
Tagged CDC, DB, Liberal Democrat, pensions, Sharon Bowles
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A dashboard for lawyers or laymen?
“We are all individuals” is one of those phrases when spoken by everyone at once that is innately funny! Though we are many , we are one body. I was reminded of the paradox by one of my nurses … Continue reading
The G in ESG is vital to pensions and our pensions governance vital to ESG
Sarah Wilson, chief executive of Minerva, the shareholder adviser, said: “At a time when innovation and [research and development] is so important it would seem that financial engineering is taking a higher priority.” – Financial Times Employers looking for … Continue reading
Posted in ESG, governance, pensions
Tagged ESG Goevernance, jo cumbo, Minerva, pensions, Sarah Wilson
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Lets stop kidding ourselves about pensions
Three things prompt me to write this article The work of Dr Iain Clacher and Con Keating into the unequal burden regulation places on the sponsors of defined benefit pension schemes The agreement between unions, Government and employers in the … Continue reading
Posted in age wage, CDC, consolidation, pensions
Tagged CDC, Con Keating, Iain Clacher, Netherlands, Pension Schemes Bill, pensions
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Could a wealth tax fix our broken economy?
Britain is broke, for the second time in 12 years our economy has hit the buffers but this time the noises coming out of Government suggest that it is the wealthy who will pay to fix it. This would be … Continue reading
Pensions are today’s Big Read for FT readers
It is worth getting hold of an FT today or taking out a subscription. Jo Cumbo Robin Wigglesworth and Billy Nauman have compiled stunning insights from around the world on how the pandemic has deepened the global pension crisis. I’ve … Continue reading
A great report on tax injustice from the ABI at prayer.
It’s a good and timely report and its analysis of inequality is excellent. But it is only addressing a quarter of the Government’s incentives bill and the solution it models is a lot more painful to the mass-affluent than the report implies Continue reading
Posted in accountants, actuaries, age wage, pensions
Tagged ABI, pensions, PPI, Tax, tax relief
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Pension dashboards get a timeline to a timeline.
The Pensions Dashboard has at last got its own website which you can access here It’s not the prototype website which you can still access here Nor the excellent dashboard ideas site which is here Nor does it link … Continue reading
Posted in Dashboard, pensions
Tagged finding pensions, Pension Bee, Pension Dashboard, pensions, public
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Don’t cash-out your pension #buildbackbetter !
This blog is about how we make sure we have enough cash to pay the bills (including the butcher’s bills) Cashing out pensions – the lure In its recent policy statement (P20/6), the FCA leaves two carve-outs (loopholes) for advisers … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, Australia, auto-enrolment, pensions
Tagged Australia, Cash-out, Encashment, HMRC, Pension Freedoms, pensions, Super
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