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“Investing for an adequate retirement” – (what happens when you involve the audience)
This is not an investment conference but that didn’t stop Jon Handford – a consultant of Aon’s and Gareth Hayes Ernst and Young’s assistant pension director discussing how E&Y had got where they are on investment and how the audience … Continue reading
Reeves – winter fuel and the politicisation of older age finance
There is a press release outlining the restoration, find it here £200 a year for the “young old”, £300 a year for those over 80, everyone over 66 will benefit from the u-turn except those who have income of more … Continue reading
The PLSA , Ground Rents and Harry Scoffin
Something has gone wrong at the PLSA and I shouldn’t be the only person worried about it. Let’s start this story with Harry Scoffin, young and brutally direct – Greta to the ground renters But what is this “industry” that … Continue reading
Pension Bee and the fintech annuity
Legal & General Retail Retirement has agreed a new partnership to provide annuities to PensionBee customers. From 3rd August, customers enquiring about an annuity with PensionBee will be introduced to Legal & General for further information, or to get a … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, annuity, pensions
Tagged advice gap, AgeWage, annuity, L&G, pensons, retirement line
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“Pension contributions triple in April!” – is that what you’ll tell your staff?
A lot of small employers we talk to are keen to work out “what happens next” with auto-enrolment. Understandably they want to model the cash-flow implications for their businesses and evolve a communication program as part of the reward strategy … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, pensions
Tagged auto enrolment, pension, pensons, TPR, workplace Pensions
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GO ROBO!
The robots are here! But not in the Terminator sense. Think, rather, of Asimov’s creations. Or, for the less nerdy, Rosie from The Jetsons: benevolent machines, doing our hard work but better, faster and more reliably. Across almost all sectors, … Continue reading
Posted in pensions, Retail Distribution Review, risk
Tagged National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, pensons, robo, robo-advice
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Mastertrusts – an accident waiting to happen?
How do we pay for pensions? We still know too little about what we are paying for pensions. The following statement appears on Standard Life’s website Employers can be confident that their schemes will all be compliant with the charge … Continue reading