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Pension = Wage for life
Sloppy journalism confusing readers. A quick scan of the Daily Telegraph’s Money Pages leaves me hopeless at its hapless reporting of pensions. Somebody should sit down with the whole personal finance team and read them the riot act. Take Mike … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, pensions
Tagged CWU, dumbing down, pension, Philip Hammond, public sector, Salary, Wage for life
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Why pensions pinch your pay packet
We now know that we are unlikely to get a national pay rise for the rest of the decade. We are worse off in terms of wages than we were ten years ago. What we get paid matters and with … Continue reading
Posted in accountants, actuaries, economics, pension playpen, pensions
Tagged costs, Pay, pension, Public Sector Pensions, Salary
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Doctors are pension millionaires – so why are they striking?
My Dad’s a doctor and in retirement – he has a great pension and who can begrudge him it? He retired 25 years ago as a senior partner – on about one third of the final salary he’s be on today. Like him, I … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Actuary, BMA, British Medical Association, Canada, Defined benefit pension plan, Doctor (Doctor Who), doctors, Doctors (2000 TV series), Industrial action, London, National Health Service, pension, Price index, Private sector, public sector, Salary, Strike action, Tax, Telegraph
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A pound spent on pension’s as good as salary – the new golden rule
I published a blog recently on the need for the DWP to take notice of the real concerns of the ASA. It got some really interesting comments made on various sites mainly opposing the ACA’s pessimism. Interestingly the pessimism of the actuaries mirrors … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, corporate governance, dc pensions, Fiduciary Management, pension playpen, pensions, Retirement
Tagged annuity, Business, corporate governance, croydon, dc pensions, Economics, Employment, Fiduciary Management, Financial services, Human Resources, Insurance, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Pound, Pension Poverty, Pensions, pensions, Politics, Public Sector Pensions, Retirement, Salary, Society
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Public sector pension debt
How long before the ratings agencies catch up with us and require us to take action over our public sector pension debt? Continue reading
Posted in pensions, Treasury
Tagged ageing, Corin Taylor, Employment, finance, Government, Greece, IOD, Labour, Local government pensions, Longevity, pension, pensioners, pensions, Private sector, public sector, Retirement age, Salary, Treasury
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