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How Standard Life’s Master Trust could be a world beater.
Over this Easter weekend, Helen Dean, former CEO of Nest and one of the architects of auto-enrolment, will take over as Chair of Standard Life’s Master Trust. Big challenge 1.0 She can look back at this statement, made when she … Continue reading
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Tagged Cushon, L&G, NEST, Pensions, Smart, Standard Life, workplace Pensions
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Smart shopping at Sainsburys made me feel stupid
I wanted a pint of milk. It was the end of a long day and I’d just been shopping at Argos to replace a Vodafone Dongle I’d lost on the train. It had taken me a couple of minutes to … Continue reading
Smart – pioneering pension reform in the Gulf
It’s good to read Tim Phillips – aiming to improve the pensions of people working and retiring in the Middle East. Smart pension is a global success story, reflecting well on the UK pensions industry and the way it … Continue reading
Smart ways to improve our “accidental” saving.
Smart’s report is entitled “Do DC members have their heads buried in the sand?” conducted with Professional Pensions it concludes If they are not in control of their retirement, they cannot address any looming income shortfall. This can lead to … Continue reading
Judging the net zero pledges of workplace pensions
Competition between workplace pension providers has been a great boon to the 11 million new savers who have payroll contributions being made towards a retirement pot. The vast majority of the retirement pots being built up are likely to see … Continue reading
Smart as you like – how a fintech start-up has created one of Britain’s great pension schemes.
I met with Jamie Fiveash, the CEO of the Smart master trust yesterday. Smart have gone places, specifically to their own Smart building at 136 George Street, overlooking the busy Edgware Road. When I arrived to have a look around, … Continue reading
TPR should get Smart with their own “great consumption plan”.
A delight from the Pensions Regulator! On my way home from Trafalgar Square I had a chance encounter in Queen Victoria Street with the Chair of TPR. Pleased to see that excerpts from https://t.co/a3FlbMdD0g are on @TPRgovuk prospective CEOs required … Continue reading
Pensions Evri-where? A Smart solution that’s got a way to go!
We know them as Hermes, they like us to know them as Evri – (as in Evri-where) and the courier firm has done a deal with 12,000 of its 30,000 couriers granting them “self-employed +” status. Yesterday, the 12,000 couriers … Continue reading
How DC consolidation can benefit DC members
Like Climate Change, Pension Consolidation isn’t something theoretical, it’s happening and at a great pace. I remember when DB transfers were at their peak (2018) people talking about what was to come. It had come and before the regulators … Continue reading
Andy Cheseldine’s VFM assessment is just too good!
Andy Cheseldine gave , in 21 minutes , one of the most complete and articulate expressions of what makes for good value in a DC pension scheme. I hate the word “masterclass” but on this occasion it is appropriate and … Continue reading
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