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The trusted word

This is the model for what we are doing with Pension PlayPen, an attempt to harness the energy and credibility of a linked in group, the probity of an actuarial practice and the needs of advisers, employers and regulators to see through a great endeavour, the wholesale adoption of funded workplace pensions into our business culture.
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Humankind cannot stand too much reality.

TS Eliot was right as the game-makers King have proved with their addictive smart phone and Facebook app Candy Crunch. Candy Crunch is a game that involves wiping out rows of candy shaped icons from a screen. Wipe enough and … Continue reading

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Do linkedin endorsements do your head in?

You can’t stop someone from endorsing you, but you can opt out of having your endorsements show on your profile Continue reading

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August PlayPen lunch; – AE without advice?

The PlayPen lunch split 5/5 on the issue, advisers and lawyers reckoning that advice was not only a practical but also a regulatory “must have” before employers staged auto-enrolment. In a regulatory context the division was on whether Steve Webb … Continue reading

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“This House” is a pension playpen

The serendipity of social media and  more exactly the generosity of http://www.quietroom.co.uk brought me two tickets to see “This House” on  Saturday night. The link is with the Quiet Room’s co-boss, Vincent Franklin who is one of the stars of this show. My … Continue reading

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Steve Webb’s water-cooler moment

“You learn what they care about, what they understand and what they don’t. And you can join in. But what you can’t do, is take charge.” Continue reading

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The pension zeitgeist

The real lessons to be learned come from what people do , not just what they say; but we can start by listening to the pensions Zeitgeist Continue reading

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Can social media play a part in pension scheme governance?

Are the systems used to offer participating employers a say in the running of mastertrusts or contract based workplace pensions fit for today’s purpose? Continue reading

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This is no country for old women

I haven’t been a great fan of academic pensions research or researchers for that matter. The research is typically a big whinge about people not getting a fair deal, the researchers comfortably cocooned in university sponsored sinecures or pensions. So I … Continue reading

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So what’s a good DC pension – Mr Webb?

Britain is taking on a massive enterprise as it looks to universal private pension provision in the corporate sector Continue reading

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