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NEWS- Saving into a pension is what we WANT to do!
Well you may not find it news, but I do. I started out in 1984 selling pension policies to people who I met in Oxford Street and again at their homes. These people were promised ridiculous returns (13% pa on … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, pensions
Tagged auto enrolment, DWP, pensions, Steve Webb, workplace Pensions
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Steve Webb and the triple lock – muddy waters!
Here’s that Royal London press release, calling for State Pensions to be reduced and contributions to private pensions to increase. Royal London has set out a three point plan for the key pension priorities of an incoming government, including … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged auto enrolment, Pension Policy, pensions, Royal London, S2P, state pension, State v Private, Steve Webb
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Snap elections – people – and policy! #GE17
Snapping people The cost of a snap general election will be highest for the politicians, their advisers and their families who lose their livelihoods on June 8th. It is tough on MPs, especially those who joined since the 5 year term … Continue reading
Get thee to Yate!
1.1 And there dwelt in South Gloucestershire, near the towns of Thornbury and Yate a man named Steve; 1.2 and Steve was godly and loved of all who knew him for he had done great deeds in Westminster – … Continue reading
Giving the self-employed their “pensions due”.
The budget announcement of a phased 2% increase in Class 4 National Insurance Contributions (NIC)s was generally considered bad politics but could it be good policy? In pension circles, any changes to NICs are regarded as interesting. They fund the … Continue reading
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Tagged class 4, National Insurance, NIC, pensions, self-employed, Steve Webb, Technology
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Time to dig this Government out of its hole?
Tax, national insurance and pensions policy should be put in a vault marked “toxic” and should be handled with extreme caution. This morning I have three toxic issues to prove my point. The fiasco of announcing an increase in national insurance … Continue reading
Posted in auto-enrolment, NEST, pensions
Tagged auto enrolment, DWP, National Insurance, NEST, pensions, state pension, Steve Webb, WASPI, workplace pension
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Was DC the only choice for the Tata Steelworkers?
Speaking on the radio yesterday, John Ralfe called the decision of Tata Staff to accept the loss of future accrual into a final salary scheme in exchange for a 10% contribution into a DC pension fund as … Continue reading
Posted in actuaries, advice gap, FinTech, Jersey, pensions, Pensions Regulator, Politics, pot
Tagged British Steel, Defined Ambition, Freedoms, pension freedom, pensions, Ros Altmann, Steve Webb, tata, Tata steel, Technology
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Why pensions should become a big government obsession in 2o17!
In my article yesterday, I suggested we don’t need to change pension regulations, we need to stop looking at pensions as a threat but as a benefit. This applies to auto-enrolment too- where employers are not engaging with pensions, … Continue reading
Pensions and the Media
We like to think that the media works well with the pension industry, but it’s a relationship based on our money, not on mutual respect. In this article I look at how the media really view pensions, concluding we have … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Higham, Blog, ft, John Ralfe, Media, Out reach, pensions, press, Ros Altmann, social media, Steve Webb, Technology, twitter, Value for Money
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