Tag Archives: People’s Pension
“CDC could solve freedoms issue”-Boulding
Scanning the depressing progression of fake news on my linked in timeline, my eye was caught by a very odd post indeed. There’s a lot going on here and I decided to probe the link to what Adrian is saying. … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, age wage, CDC, pensions
Tagged CDC, NEST, NOW Pensions, pensions, People's Pension, Salvus, Smart
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Peoples;- for once the small print is good news!
Yesterday I published the news that People’s Pension has dropped its prices for those with larger balances which they estimate will lead to a 10% drop in overall fee income. That is good news, especially if you are in … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, age wage, pensions
Tagged £sd, charges, disclosure, FCA, People's Pension, tPP
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Better pensions for the People!
The People’s pension has decided to distribute its profits to its people- its members. This is what you should do if you do not have shareholders. It is to be applauded! Without shareholders, 100% of the People’s Pension’s profits could … Continue reading
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Tagged People's Pension, VFM
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How green is my workplace pension?
I hadn’t thought of Grant Thornton as thought leaders in pensions. On Friday I met with an old friend – Sandy Trust to talk about value for money. Well that’s what I thought we’d talk about- but Sandy – canny … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, pensions
Tagged Aviva, Grant Thornton, L&G, NEST, NOW, pensions, People's Pension, Sandy Trust
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Workplace pensions – value for money?
This is the second of eight blogs answering the questions set out in the Work and Pension Select’s inquiry into transparency in pensions. The idea is that this blog, together with comments from anyone who chooses, will go to … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, pensions
Tagged DWP, FCA, IGC, NEST, People's Pension, TPR, trust, workplace Pensions
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Time for the master-trusts to show their investment mettle.
I have a problem with the accountability of master trusts for their investment outcomes. To my knowledge, only NEST (in Mark Fawcett) has an appointed individual responsible for the member’s investment outcomes. Other master trusts may have internal accountabilities, but … Continue reading
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Tagged CIO, Investment, master trust, mettle, NEST, NOW, pension, People's Pension
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The past, present and future of Pensions #autoenrolment
On Wednesday , at 5pm , I’ll be explaining these slides at Accountex 2017 – a talk generously sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals. It’s going to be a fun, provocative and I hope instructive talk and I’m … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, pensions
Tagged Accountex, Accountex17, auto enrolment, CIPP, Insurers, NEST, NOW, pension playpen, pensions, People's Pension, Sage, The Pensions Regulator
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Pensions and the “Olympic bounce”.
Remember what it was like in the first half of 2012 – Britain was fed up and just as “austerity” was biting, we had the Olympics! We couldn’t afford it, it was a pre financial crisis, it would be disruptive, … Continue reading
2017 – a year when workplace pensions will grow up!
Restoring confidence in pensions 2017 has dawned on a different pension landscape . There are more than twice as many employers participating in workplace pensions as at any time in British history, the stock market is at an all-time high … Continue reading
Posted in Fawlty Towers, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged auto-enrolement, CDC, Drawdown, Grow, internet, pension playpen, pensions, People's Pension, Wealth, workplace Pensions
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People’s Pension admits undisclosed charge-hike.
Last week I published an article “Power to the People”, calling on People’s pension to tell their members what their asset managers were charging for stock lending on trustee’s assets. People’s Pension has responded with a comment on that blog. … Continue reading