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Victory for Mum’s a feather in Laura Trott’s cap. Hats off to Steve Webb

The Government appears to have listened to Steve Webb who has been fighting a one man campaign on behalf of mothers who – due to the complexity of child benefit rules, were in danger of losing credits for state pensions … Continue reading

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LCP finds partners to auto-cleanse pensions data

LCP has clubbed up with Transunion, the credit checker and Digidentity the digital identity verifier to work out better ways to get scheme data ready for buy-out and/or display on pension dashboards. It is also pretty important in paying them! … Continue reading

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Laura Trott unlocks a new chapter in the “quiet revolution”

What’s this about? If you’re aged between 16 and 21, your employer will not currently automatically enrol you in their workplace pension. But you have the right to join if you want. You and your employer will both contribute. You … Continue reading

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Martin Lewis – if ever we needed an adviser

We watched the Martin Lewis 90 minute pension special again last night – not to pick holes in it but to pick up tips, especially around the sections on the state pension and benefits. We have friends and family who … Continue reading

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Mark Ormston on the price of securing “retirement living standards”

When I first read the PLSA’s 2022 update on their “retirement living standards” I queried the cost of securing the balance between a minimum , moderate or comfortable retirement income and what people are likely to get from the state … Continue reading

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No crocodile tears over falling contributions – please!

In a lachrymose display of virtue signalling, the PMI reports that many employees are either reducing contributions to workplace pensions or thinking of doing so. This is neither surprising or regrettable, people need to take pension holidays from time to … Continue reading

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Opperman and Stride give pensions a dream result.

Social media never sleeps 20.06: Guy Opperman appointed MoS at DWP This announcement had yet to appear on the Government’s Ministerial website , the headline is from Order Order – the unofficial news channel for the Westminster Village, Breaking news came from … Continue reading

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Are state pensions political playthings?

  A social media debate has broken out on twitter , prompted by this post from LBC Ministers ‘planning to raise the pension age to 68 by the mid-2030s’ in blow to millions https://t.co/fCr4Y6UJ0d — LBC (@LBC) October 5, 2022 … Continue reading

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Flex first-fix later – Pension PlayPen coffee morning today at 10.30am

I will be chairing this session which is hard luck on Phil Boyle as I have a number of questions about his and Steve Webbs’ proposal and am sceptical the plan can work. Isn’t this a fees-fest for advisers? How … Continue reading

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“Flex First – Fix Later” – can Webb and Boyle’s proposal work?

I will be chairing this session which is hard luck on Phil Boyle as I have a number of questions about his and Steve Webbs’ proposal and am sceptical the plan can work. Isn’t this a fees-fest for advisers? How … Continue reading

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