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Tom McPhail’s tirade against the escalating cost of regulation from quangos.
It was not good news to read that the amount that pensions will pay to be regulated will be increasing by up to 9% next year. I told myself I shouldn’t write about this but of course I didn’t because … Continue reading
“A pension system fit for the 21st Century?” Jo Cumbo and Tom McPhail discuss – 10.30 today!
Quite a day for a Pension PlayPen Coffee Morning! Here’s a former Pension Minister to set the tone for what Jo and Tom will no doubt get asked about – by you and me! Yesterday the Government laid out reforms … Continue reading
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Cumbo and McPhail ask difficult questions live on web call
I suspect that neither Haldane nor Burnham have yet won the hearts of pension investors. There is much discussion to be had. Tom is a champion of Conservative thinking on pensions while Jo is an advocate for what best serves … Continue reading
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Tom McPhail in conversation with Jo Cumbo
Steven Goddard CEO Pension Playpen INVITATION – Coffee Morning – Tom McPhail – In conversation with the FT’s Josephine Cumbo ; Attending CPD included Type – Online via Teams When – Tuesday 14th July 2026 at 10:30am You are cordially invited … Continue reading
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Tom McPhail’s narrow and tough path to a retirement income
Tom’s excellent session on Tuesday 7th April showed that guided paths to retirement income will be tough and difficult! It was at a Pension PlayPen coffee morning. Tom’s question session splits into roughly two parts. In the first part we … Continue reading
Tom McPhail’s at Pension PlayPen’s coffee morning today!
Comment from Derek Scott suggests that tomorrow morning’s meeting may be fun My AI tells me that Henry Tapper and Tom McPhail have a cordial but sometimes sharply different view of pension policy. Their exchanges have focused on issues such … Continue reading
Tom McPhail’s on Pension Playpen Coffee Morning tomorrow (Tuesday).
Comment from Derek Scott suggests that tomorrow morning’s meeting may be fun My AI tells me that Henry Tapper and Tom McPhail have a cordial but sometimes sharply different view of pension policy. Their exchanges have focused on issues such … Continue reading
Tom McPhail’s on Pension Playpen Coffee Morning tomorrow (Tuesday).
Comment from Derek Scott suggests that tomorrow morning’s meeting may be fun My AI tells me that Henry Tapper and Tom McPhail have a cordial but sometimes sharply different view of pension policy. Their exchanges have focused on issues such … Continue reading
McPhail; “don’t rely on state pension if you’re young”.
The state pension in its current form is unsustainable, both fiscally and politically. I don’t think it should be scrapped but its inexorable upward increase has to be curbed. Over time, its value should drop back and means-tested post retirement … Continue reading
Empower people to manage complexity or make pensions simple?
A large number of those who retire in the UK do so reliant on public unfunded pensions. Many will have the majority of their state pension from the state pension or from DB pensions from the private sector including … Continue reading