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!066 and all that!
The deadest of jokes, but one that’s well made. Laurence Field went to my uni after I’d gone to work but I guess we’d have been friends if we’d met then. I hope that we’ll find a way to … Continue reading
Rachel and Torsten plan raid on pension national insurance perks
Steve Webb has this to say. I don’t normally pay too much attention to pre-Budget speculation, but this one in the Telegraph has the ring of truth about it, especially just a few weeks before the Budget. Capping (but probably … Continue reading
A fillip for pensions – mimicking Canada; Reeves pushes for UK investment
I’m picking up on an FT story this morning as I have been following this news live through Mary and Greg McClymont. You can read the story here Rachel Reeves will launch an initiative next week with 20 of … Continue reading
Reeves ignores pension adequacy as she settles down the markets.
If you want to hear what Rachel Reeves said and didn’t say in her Mansion House speech, you can watch it on yesterday’s blog which includes access to what the Treasury posted on Linked in (the lot). Muna Abdi was … Continue reading
How to read the Pension Schemes Bill – start with the Roadmap!
The big, beautiful (pensions) bill has been introduced to the @HouseofCommons this afternoon pic.twitter.com/VFZrPN2kdA — Torsten Bell (@TorstenBell) June 5, 2025 Two documents that will shape private and public pensions for the next decade Yesterday saw two documents published that … Continue reading
Are NICs saved by salary sacrifice too much for Reeves, Paul Lewis thinks so!
Salary sacrifice investigation bit.ly/4khiyZA about time. It is a benefit for middle class professionals to avoid NICs on pension contributions and tax and NICs on buying a bicycle, joining a gym, buying a car or home computer, childcare, store cards, … Continue reading
The Guardian’s and my pension advice to Reeves .
I was pleased yesterday to read the Guardian article below. The Guardian in its opinion piece on pensions , included a link to something that I wrote last year which you can read again by pressing on the emboldened … Continue reading
We’ve got a £1.6tr framework to make Britain Great again
Oops , sorry about my plea for some morale support yesterday, I have slept properly and hope to agree a way forward today. I wondered for a brief moment whether I should pack it in! I mention this because … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, Business, Business and Economy, CDC, corporate governance, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, pension, pension playpen, Pensions, Reeves, Retirement
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You can’t wait for Reeves tomorrow? PM Starmer on Pensions tonight..
A press release has been issued by the Prime Minister’s office. Here it is. So you thought that pensions were a quiet backwater? Think again. If you were waiting for Rachel Reeves growth speech on Wednesday, you’ve missed the point. … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, FCA, Financial services, Investment, Pensions, Reeves, Starmer
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“Stop focussing on budgets, concentrate on investment” – Reeves is right
Given the threat posed to her precarious fiscal plan by sluggish growth, Reeves has told the Treasury to stop focusing on Budgets and concentrate on boosting investment instead. It is necessary to get on with it. We cannot regulate … Continue reading