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Greenland has joined our worldwide readerhood!
The big news this year is the arrival of Greenland. Only one reader who read in November, but it turned this great land green! We still have parts of central Africa who have not heard the words of the Pension … Continue reading
Andrew Smithers at the Pension PlayPen – 10.30 today (gift link here)
I know nothing about Andrew Smithers but I asked a few economists (and would be economists) about him. The consensus is that he is a good egg and we want all the good eggs in our basket. I looked him … Continue reading
‘We’ve been here before’: IFAs round on gov’t DC illiquid assets plan
It’s not my headline (or my photo), I’ve nicked them from Citywire’s NMA and if you click the link you can read the views of a number of IFAs on the idea of having your pension pot invested in illiquid … Continue reading
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Tagged Confidence, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, Financial services, Government, pension, Pensions, Playpen
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“Financial Home for the over 50s”
Well that’s what Oliver Wyman is telling insurers with workplace pension books to aspire to be. I haven’t seen this phrase in any IGC report but it does it for me. I well remember meetings when I was at Zurich … Continue reading
Five reasons why pensions need payroll.
I have been involved in pension management for over 30 years, the last 2o years dealing with large employers and the management of their schemes. In the past ten years I have seen a shift from in-house pension management … Continue reading
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Tagged Investing, National Association of Pension Funds, Payroll, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Playpen, Retirement, Technology
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The enormous importance of Legal and General
If one insurer has done more than any other for workplace pensions it is Legal & General. For early stagers like Marks & Spencer they opened a master trust , they were the first insurer to adopt clean 50bps … Continue reading
The Pension Play Pen lunch gives a thumbs up for the new Annuity Framework
A victim of Osborne’s success We were a victim of George’s success on Monday (7th April) as nearly 40 of us spilled out of the gallery room and occupied most of the Counting House’s second floor! Handing over £500 in cash … Continue reading
Pension PlayPen Lunch – can we manage financial freedom in later life?
Don’t forget the Pension Play Pen lunch at 12.30 today at the Counting House, Cornhill , 200 yards West of Bank Station. We meet 12 for 12.30, bring £15 for food and beverages! The topic for today’s discussion will be … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, Business, Cornhill, Counting House, dc pensions, Financial services, Golf-day, Lunch, pension, Pension Play Pen, Play, Playpen
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You want a workplace pension for your staff? – delighted to help!
Mrs HR Dee Smallco Ltd. Sunny Uplands GB Dear Mrs Dee, Thanks for your enquiry. I can see you are sold on the idea of offering a workplace pension for your staff. You know you have to anyway, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged Actuarial science, Business, Clarence, Employment, Financial services, Government, Investment, Investment management, Life annuity, NEST, pension, Pension Protection Fund, pensions, Playpen, Retirement
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