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Tag Archives: regulation
The consumer duty – another important step along the road.
There is already an instrument in place that determines value for money – it is called the free market. If a client feels they are not getting value for the product or service they are paying for, they go somewhere … Continue reading
2022’s the year for lawyers to stop moaning
I’ve just read Pension Expert’s lengthy article “2022-Lawyers-call-for-regulatory-pension-pause“. Rather than a pause in legislation, I’d like to see a pause in moaning – and a focus on simplifying the pension system by focusing on consolidation I have little sympathy … Continue reading
The prospect of fair, sufficient and sustainable pensions; miracle or mirage?
In a very short time , Pension PlayPen’s coffee mornings have achieved a regular following of 100 or so pension professionals, keen to hear and share views on critical pension issues. Steve Goddard has assembled a group of Pension All … Continue reading
The mess we’re in (pt.1) and how we got here.
Iain Clacher and Con Keating Since their heyday in the 1990s, UK occupational DB schemes have been winding up at a rate of about one every two days. Their replacement, DC schemes, are a poor substitute; they are tax-advantaged savings … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, actuaries, advice gap, pensions, trustee
Tagged Con Keating, DB, DB pensions, Iain Clacher, regulation, Roy Gopode, Sharon Bowles, TPR
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From PS20-06 to the dashboard; – can the FCA pull it off?
Amidst the noise of the ban on contingent charging, the FCA published a long and detailed Policy Statement PS20-06 For the most part, the FCA is concerned with people safeguarding their rights to promised benefits wherever they may come … Continue reading
Posted in advice gap, age wage, Dashboard, pensions
Tagged AgeWage, Dashboard, FCA, MAPS, Origo, Pension Bee, PS20-06, regulation
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Regulator fines Regulator
Robin Ellison has too refined a mind and too fine a writing style, for his thoughts to be left languishing on Linked in. Not since the days of John Quarrell has there been such a dissenting voice, speaking against the … Continue reading
L&G ‘s IGC ratings fall with a sorry 2017 Chair’s report.
Legal and General has published its third IGC report, which you can read here.. Overall rating VFM – Red Engagement – Amber Effectiveness – Amber Value for Money It doesn’t get off to a very good start, giving us … Continue reading
“What’s the purpose of a pension scheme?” – Con Keating
Con Keating argues in this piece that pension schemes aspire to “self-sufficiency”, giving them the status of insurance companies. His thinking centres on what claims we have on schemes if the covenant to fund these schemes is lost. His conclusions … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, pensions
Tagged Con Keating, pension, pension scheme, regulation, solvency, TPR
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Falling out of love with the market.
The most startling thing about the conservative manifesto is that it advocates Government intervention as a way of improving those just about managing in Britain. This is a very different approach to that of previous Governments that relied on competition within markets. From labour markets, through energy, telecoms and pharma to financial services, the […]
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Tagged Conservative, FCA, free market, Government, market economy, regulation, TPR
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Falling out of love with the market.
The most startling thing about the conservative manifesto is that it advocates Government intervention as a way of improving those just about managing in Britain. This is a very different approach to that of previous Governments that relied on … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative, FCA, free market, Government, market economy, regulation, TPR
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