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Torsten Bell back as Pensions Minister

The announcement is brief but important The man who brought us the Pension Schemes Act and UMES CDC legislation and has been important in last Autumn’s budget. Rather more committed to this role than some had expected, Important as new … Continue reading

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Confusion ABOUT Torsten Bell but certainty FROM him about pensions

Am I the only reader of Corporate Adviser over how they know there is a Bell in the cabinet? If that “Bell” is Torsten Bell, he has neither joined nor remains in the cabinet. My friend Tom McPhail  is as … Continue reading

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Timelines for DC, CDC and DB to deliver income with VFM

Not much policy can have ambition to “chart the course to a pensions system fit for the 21st century“. That’s how Torsten Bell talks of his workplace pension work. Here is what the charting of the next ten years looks. … Continue reading

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Changes for turning pots to pension and getting scale for workplace pensions.

Not much policy can have ambition to “chart the course to a pensions system fit for the 21st century“. That’s how Torsten Bell talks of his workplace pension work. Here is what the charting of the next ten years looks. … Continue reading

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An orderly transfer of leadership – that’s what we’re getting and the markets like it.

Naomi Rovnick is right Ok, there’s a touch of irony in the post but the sight on the lunchtime news , of the future prime minister getting off his train at Kings Cross reminded me that this was not a … Continue reading

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Incisive is Professional with Pensions; “Leave aside cynicism and get on with making CDC work”

Thanks to Professional Pensions for the balance of journalism. Over the past six months of 2026 I have seen support from Incisive Media for progressive ideas on pensions and in particular its recent work giving a voice to those of … Continue reading

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How will pensions be affected by the local elections?

Local politics and LGPS I don’t think we have had time to think of the impact of new councils on old pensions but I’d expect this event to be interesting I won’t be going this year, my media pass has … Continue reading

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How will pensions be affected by the local elections?

Local politics and LGPS I don’t think we have had time to think of the impact of new councils on old pensions but I’d expect this event to be interesting I won’t be going this year, my media pass has … Continue reading

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Politicising pensions the way the conservatives have done is a disgrace

This tells me a lot about the pensions of politics. Add to the supporters of the Conservative shadow DWP SOS , I have read articles in The Times, The Sun and social media from Pensions UK praising he work, this … Continue reading

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Union’s problems with “pension pots” can be solved by employers “listening to their people”- Torsten Bell

  I asked a question of the Pensions Minister yesterday. I had been asked to ask it by the Finance Director of a large employer (more than 20,000 staff) with most in a DC workplace pension. He told me that … Continue reading

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