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Where should our £1.6tn be invested?
I want to know how pensions can be reorganised to meet the needs of members, sponsors and the taxpayer whose money keeps Government going. Steve Hodder Partner at Lane Clark & PeacockPartner at Lane Clark & Peacock The Government has … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, Business, Business and Economy, CDC, dc pensions, DWP, Government, Pension new, pension playpen, Pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb, TPR, workplace Pensions
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Ten years on and the DB to DC transfer turns sour.
In 2016 I started writing about transferring pensions to wealth management firms including old fashioned personal pensions but mainly self invested personal pensions. There were some smart people arguing that taking a transfer value back then was good news personally … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, annuity, BSPS, dc pensions, Financial services, LCP, pension, Pensions, Steve Webb, Tax, Transfer
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DC VFM = the value of pension for the money saved.
I think the scale program instigated by Government to get DC plans “valuable” is the wrong measure. I’d like to say why. Government can achieve its aim of VFM for DC schemes better. Government needs to start thinking of VFM … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, AgeWage, auto enrolment, corporate risk, DWP, Financial services, National Employment Savings Trust, Pension new, Pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb, TPR
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Steve Webb and David Fairs on what isn’t going on in pension policy
People are getting a little confused with all these pension announcements going on. This blog tries to make sense of them with the help of a podcast from Steve Webb and David Fairs which I am providing some commentary … Continue reading
Pension tax-relief needs re-branding as “matching”.
We are due after July 4th, a general review of pensions, which has got the big guns at the IFS excited and top gun- Steve Webb (ex IFS) very excited indeed. So excited that he has gone to press (FT … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, DWP, incentives, pension, Pension new, Pensions, politics, Retirement, Steve Webb, tax-relief
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Tory’s phoney pension promise exposed by LCP
This article appears in i this morning and is written by Deputy Money Editor Callum Mason. I subscribe to i and suggest you do too – by pressing this link. More than one in five pensioners would still pay tax … Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Pensions, politics, Steve Webb, triple-lock plus
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Validating a proposal to pay people pensions
My very good friend Carsten Staehr has sold his interest in payroll to pursue his interest in his family, sport and alcohol (running a wine bar). Tales of Carsten are numerous and I will not rehearse the excesses that have … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Business, Con Keating, corporate governance, DB, dc pensions, de-risking, Government, NEST, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pensions, Retirement, Steve Webb
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“Show some bloody compassion!” Martin Lewis – a friend to the poor.
It’s time to call out these comments. When I started my career, the BBC called a programme I went on, about debt crisis “Hey Big Spender” – I objected. The biggest cause of debt crisis was change of circumstance. Since … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Business, DWP, Employment, Financial services, Martin Lewis, pension, Steve Webb
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LCP’s call to target health-inequalities to level up pensions.
Anyone who has studied annuity pricing knows that your postcode is a significant factor in determining how long you are going to live. We accept that people who live in economically and socially deprived areas live shorter in retirement and … Continue reading
Magnetic pots or pots for life? The face-off’s at 10.30 this morning
It’s being billed – “the battle of the Steves”. There are two visions for workplace pensions out there and this morning’s Pension PlayPen will see Steve Webb and Groves’ clash. Steve Webb argues for continuity and for employer chosen … Continue reading