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Tending wanted growth, weeding where needed; the policy maker’s a gardener
Policy-making as gardening Policy-makers must be more like gardeners than mechanics says Chris Dillow “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” said George Santayana. Such has been the fate of Sir Keir Starmer, who recently said: … Continue reading
Anthony Manchester; Global Policy as seen by BlackRock’; 10.30 today
Coffee Morning – In conversation with BlackRock’s Antony Manchester Attending CPD included You are cordially invited to join us for our next Coffee Morning event in which BlackRock’s Antony Manchester will be leading the discussion. This will be an “in conversation … Continue reading
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Anthony Manchester; Global Policy BlackRock ; Tuesday 10.30
Coffee Morning – In conversation with BlackRock’s Antony Manchester Attending CPD included You are cordially invited to join us for our next Coffee Morning event in which BlackRock’s Antony Manchester will be leading the discussion. This will be an “in conversation … Continue reading
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An all American cock-up
It’s finally Joe-ver, as we say Bye-den to the 46th President, and hello (presumably) to Kamala Harris, who is now likely to be the Democrat nominee for November’s election, following and endorsement from President Biden after dropping out of the … Continue reading
Leave lobbying alone and let Government get on with it.
Commenting on the General Election result, David Fairs, LCP Partner, said: “A new colour of government doesn’t mean a radically different path for pensions policy. We will see a lot of continuity around some of the big themes such as CDC’s, … Continue reading
Let’s make “Legacy” a thing of the past.
It’s hard not to feel a twinge of sympathy for Richard Smith. Concur with that. Those working with the 6% don’t. Comments on my document haven’t gone down that well – then again, I wasn’t really expecting it to be … Continue reading
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“Not so fast!” – the @Aviva #AE conference needs to listen to those not in the room
I spent yesterday morning with Aviva at their future of Auto-Enrolment event in the City. Here’s Aviva’s 10 point wish-list for Auto-Enrolment. ADEQUACY: 1. Phase towards 12.5% contributions by 2028 2. Adopt a flat rate of tax relief – save … Continue reading
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Tagged adequacy, auto-enrolement, Aviva, DWP, Engagement, NEST, pensions, Policy, workplace Pensions
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Enough! Let’s go make better pension policy!
In a recent DWP Select Committee, Frank Field pointed out that this parliament has so far seen little legislation proposed and enacted. It is true. Field urged Altmann to get on with it and now is the time to start making … Continue reading
The forgotten victims of commission
While the arguments about the abolition of commission for auto-enrolment pensions (from April 2016) are clear-cut, the fate of policies which aren’t used for auto-enrolment – isn’t. This is particularly the case for commission based occupational pension schemes. This week, … Continue reading
One million employers buying pensions in the dark.
I am comfortable with the interventions by Government in the sales side of workplace pensions. The DWP’s minimum standards legislation is progressing well and we look forward to seeing some secondary legislation in September. The Treasury’s work transforming the choices … Continue reading
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