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Pension savers more interested in value than charges

Posted on October 19, 2021 by henry tapper

  New research, led by Ruston Smith, and carried out by Ignition House, shows that pension savers want to know what their pension is costing them but they want to know the value they are getting even more! Building on … Continue reading →

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Private markets – a jewel in the crown or fool’s gold?

Posted on September 29, 2021 by henry tapper

A key aim for DC trustees should be to consider how to ‘further improve’ long term future net risk adjusted returns and ‘member outcomes’ rather than just cutting costs. Getting more for members! @GuyOpperman @DWP @TPRgovuk @TheFCA @ThePLSA @bankofengland @henryhtapper … Continue reading →

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Breakthrough for simple annual statements

Posted on May 16, 2021 by henry tapper

  The DWP are going to launch at last the simple annual statement tomorrow (May 17th). This is a personal triumph for Ruston Smith who has done more than anybody to make this happen. It is essentially the same statement … Continue reading →

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Adding life to our years, not just years to our lives.

Posted on March 1, 2020 by henry tapper

  “What all of us want, as we age, is to add life to our years, rather than just years to life. An extended middle age is not unique to US politicians. It should be available to everyone — and … Continue reading →

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Polarised or bi-polar? DB transfers today.

Posted on February 20, 2020 by henry tapper

Back in November, I reported on Ruston Smith’s initiative at Tesco to provide his colleagues with help finding the right type of adviser. AgeWage had been helping Ruston promote this to other firms earlier in the year and I’m glad … Continue reading →

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AgeWage grumpily comments on DWP’s simple pension statement.

Posted on December 17, 2019 by henry tapper

The DWP are considering how to support an industry initiative to create simpler , more effective pension statements. It has asked people to respond to its consultation. I and my company – AgeWage – support simpler pension statements and in … Continue reading →

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Ruston Smith takes staff retirement seriously

Posted on November 12, 2019 by henry tapper

I was glad to see Ruston Smith sticking his neck out in the pages of REBA. as Chair of the Tesco Pension Fund, Ruston has always been prepared to go the extra mile and say the things his peers shy … Continue reading →

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The value you get for your pension money

Posted on July 10, 2019 by henry tapper

Independent help for all pension savers I started yesterday in the swanky new film studio under the FT’s Bracken House. It had to be built on stilts and sound and vibration sealed as the district line runs right below it. … Continue reading →

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New Improved Pension Statements on the way.

Posted on December 18, 2017 by henry tapper

Ruston Smith and Quietroom   We need improved annual statements from our workplace pensions because…. Many annual statements are  too long, complicated and include jargon As people have savings with many providers, they get different statements at different times of … Continue reading →

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The AE review and the pension stitch up.

Posted on February 9, 2017 by henry tapper

7 years on from our last review, auto-enrolment is back under the microscope and the Government has published some questions they’d like answering**. They’d have more chance in getting them properly answered if they put the matter in the hands … Continue reading →

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