Tag Archives: Rip-off
Pensions screwing leaseholders? We say- “cap freeholder fees”!
I have received a message from my friend Harry Scoffin, a young man who spoke at Pension PlayPen on rapacious behaviour of freeholders to leaseholders. Here’s what young Harry has sent me This has just dropped in the FT tonight: … Continue reading
The Sun says we’re pension potty
What do the 10m new savers read? Not their pension illustrations – they read Sun Money – Dan Jones’ excellent financial section. Today’s lead article is about pensions and before everyone comments “not another slagging off for the industry”, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in age wage, pensions
Tagged Mr Money, pension potty, pensions, Rip-off, rip-off charges, Sun, the Sun
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The true cost of investing
Paul Lewis has had a summer holiday sitting in his tent reading spreadsheets. I spent the past 24 hours listening to people within the investment industry, either boasting that they were enabling as much as 3% pa of a client’s … Continue reading
“Annuities George, what took you so long?”
We have failed 1.5m annuitants- what took us so long? Continue reading
Posted in annuity, pensions
Tagged annuity, Business, DWP, Financial services, George Osborne, Government, Gregg McClymont, HM Treasury, pension, Pension new, Retirement, Rip-off, Steve Webb, Treasury
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Three cheers for the fearless ABI
The current disaster that is happening week after week under our noses is avoidable (with alternative products), can be mitigated (with available advice) and is preventable (with proper regulation).
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Posted in advice gap, annuity, auto-enrolment, pensions, smelly, steve webb
Tagged ABI, Alan Higham, annuity, Otto Thorenson, Rip-off, Ros Altmann
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