Tag Archives: regulation
The Pension Industry cannot serve two masters
Pensions are at a crossroads. For 30 years they have been travelling in the direction of the financial services and we could continue that direction of travel. We could turn left and go Dutch or turn right and adopt the American … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, dc pensions, NEST, pensions, Retirement
Tagged Auden, CDC, Denmark, Dutch, Founder, governance, IGC, pensions, regulation, Regulator, trustee, US, Watershed
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Why we have no time for “Banker Immunity”.
We have not seen bankers marched in handcuffs from their desks but now it seems we might. The regulators have put-out a consultation paper that seeks to pin accountability on Directors (including non-executive Directors). A good friend of mine … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, Fiduciary Management, Financial Conduct Authority
Tagged Bankers, Bonus, Business, Business and Economy, corporate risk, Crime, Employment, FCA, Financial services, Financial Services Authority, governance, London, Non-Executive, PRA, Prison, regulation, Treasury, United States
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……we have a problem, Brighton.
Every so often we get asked questions by people to whom the answers really matter. I’ll leave you to guess who might be asking these ones! a)Is there really a problem for unadvised small and micro employers to … Continue reading
Why employers cannot be “provider agnostic” about their workplace pension.
At http://www.pensionplaypen.com, we are horrified by the slapdash way in which employers are choosing workplace pensions and the complacency of their advisers who seem solely intent on selling payroll and HR middleware. Continue reading
Posted in accountants, advice gap, pensions
Tagged Business, corporate governance, DWP, FCA, Investment management, joined-up regulation, pensions, Politics, regulation, Retirement, TPR, workplace
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Employers can help staff with their money – if only we’d let them
It’s time companies got their mojo back and got real with staff. Www.pensionplaypen.com helps to do just that. Continue reading
2 cheers for the Regulator’s new clothes
Not before time, the Pension Regulator is getting to grips with its responsibilities to protect members of UK DC plans. I am pleased that the Regulator is getting involved (one cheer) and I’m pleased that they are concentrating on outcomes (two … Continue reading
Project managing auto-enrolment
I received a polite e-mail from a company’s Finance Director yesterday. “I see First Actuarial are offering a project management service for small and medium sized companies staging auto-enrolment in 2014; I’ve got four questions for you 1. Why should I … Continue reading
Popcorn pensions
I was sitting in Kentucky Fried Chicken with my friend Mr Peter Shellswell last week. We were eating the salad in case you are wondering. Popcorn chicken and gravy is my fave but we’d decided to be good. Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, corporate governance, customer service, dc pensions, de-risking, EU Solvency II, Fiduciary Management, mallowstreet, pension playpen, Retirement, social media
Tagged Business, Canada, Defined benefit pension plan, Employment, Human Resources, Ken Dodd, regulation
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Is Auto-Enrolment a busted flush? Pension Play Pen lunch Jan 2012
The Play Pen sat down for the 26th time at the Counting House on Monday 9th Jan 2012-the first working Monday of the month. It concluded that their was life in auto-enrolment though enthusiasm for the project and for NEST … Continue reading
Small businesses wanting to avoid small pensions
In September we sent out 80,000 e-mails to companies in the UK with between 5 and 100 staff, the sort of companies that will be obliged to auto-enrol their staff between 2014 and 2015 and are today obliged to offer their staff a … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, corporate governance, dc pensions, EU Solvency II, Facebook, NEST, Retirement, social media, Treasury
Tagged Actuarial science, Business, Employment, Financial adviser, Financial services, Higham, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension Regulator, Pensions Trust, regulation, Stakeholder pension scheme
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