Tag Archives: PLSA
A responsible approach to IHT by pensions industry
Proposals on IHT pension changes need ‘radical’ revisions, industry says Industry outlines alternative IHT/pension strategies as HMRC consultation closes Professional Pensions are running a story about attempts to amend the way the Government to tax residual wealth pots destined for … Continue reading
Value pensions by what you get! (thx Tom and Joe)
Average LGPS pension is about 5k p.a – wouldn’t say that is particularly gold plated. If the Government were to move to DC it’d be reasonable to expect it would match larger employers – which often are 15% plus…. … Continue reading
Reflections on the PLSA Annual Conference
MT heads of @UKMercer and @smartpensionuk . Who is the lion- who the lamb! #plsaannual24 pic.twitter.com/lLWa1VOtc0 — Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) October 18, 2024 I was invited to the Conference as a freelance journalist as I have been , these past … Continue reading
Pension industry all at sea over pots and pensions.
The Pensions Schemes Bill, announced in the King’s Speech 2024, will require pension schemes to offer retirement products, so people will have “a pension and not just a savings pot when they stop work”. This is not a quotation from … Continue reading
Keeping everybody sweet – Emma Douglas’ unique genius
I’ve enjoyed listening to Emma Douglas on the Daren and Nico pensions show. Increasingly I’m drifting away from the world of DC workplace pensions but Emma is a genuine enthusiast and here she shows determination not to get sucked … Continue reading
PLSA – give your delegates their sessions back !
This is my 20th year going to NAPF/PLSA conferences and during that time I have seen some pretty exciting debates. I remember one delegate , the Pension Manager of the MP’s scheme calling out the Chair of Stagecoach for homophobic … Continue reading
Why I am bound to play the fool at the PLSA conference
In days of yore, English courts would hire a “fool” , to prick the conscience of a king. Lear’s fool is a good example, Feste is the melancholic fool who haunt’s Ilyria in Twelfth night, pictured above is Bottom , … 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
PLSA see retirement liabilities rise most for the squeezed middle
If you are using the PLSA’s excellent Retirement Living Standards benchmarks in your guidance to DC savers, be ready to make immediate changes. Today they have published updated figures and as usual we owe it Jo Cumbo to be first … Continue reading
Why I’m going to #PLSAinvest24 next month
It may be expensive, it may be time-consuming and it may be awash with alcohol, but the PLSA investment conference at the end of February is a must-do – do On the buy-side are the paying members of the PLSA … Continue reading