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Tag Archives: Steve Webb
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
The case for the PPF as a DB consolidator is far from proven
The PPF is in confident mood in its response to the DWP’s Options for DB schemes consultation. More choice and capacity is needed in the Defined Benefit (DB) pension market to capitalise on improved scheme funding – evidence shows market … Continue reading
The pot consolidation lottery
Let’s not pretend otherwise, the consolidation process is a lottery. I know that People’s Pension will consolidate to the best priced of multiple pots with them – @JoeDabrowski1 do you know what other MTs do? — Steve Webb (@stevewebb1) … Continue reading
It’s Steve Webb’s magnetic pension show at Pension PlayPen
Steve Webb’s magnetic pension show , premiered at the LCP conference last week ,has been kicking up a storm ever since. Now you have a chance to hear Steve’s talk and be a part of the debate. This extraordinary chart … Continue reading
Steve Webb’s magic magnetic pensions!
First we had “Magic (baked) beans”! Veteran Webb watchers will know that Steve Webb loves his magic beans. Back in 2013 he told Daily Mail readers he would no more introduce a price cap on workplace pensions than on cans … Continue reading
Have boomers pulled up the drawbridge on their children?
Steve Webb’s latest Money Mail response is both authoritative and interesting, if you can’t be bothered to read this blog, read Steve’s article instead (but both are worth a read). Will the state pension become means tested in the future … Continue reading
Barrett, Webb, Johnson and Lewis on the endlessly changing state pension
The endlessly changing state pension Radio four ran a 30 minute briefing on the state pension last Thursday which is well worth listening to. Paul Lewis and Paul Johnson are joined by Claer Barrett and Steve Webb. Expertly chaired by … Continue reading
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A helping hand towards a better (state) pension
It’s not often that people choose to pay tax voluntarily, but new figures from HMRC show that people have been queueing up to give the Government their money in the form of voluntary NICs – over a third of a … Continue reading
Steve Webb on how AI will improve Government decision making
Beyond Curious with LCP · S1 Ep. 7 AI in government, politics and regulation “Government is “teeming” with data and harnessing the power of AI to analyse that data should be a no-brainer”. That’s the view of Steve Webb- and … Continue reading