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A wonky perspective on a glorious PLSA event!
John Hamilton (with the camera) and me (a little worried) spent Tuesday through Thursday this week either at his flat, the Conference or eating out. This is the wonky perspective of a blogger who is very grateful for sponsoring me … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, DB pensions, dc pensions, Edinburgh, John Hamilton, PLSA, Torsten Bell
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A call to arms for UK pensions!
Robert Shrimsley follows on from an article by Mary McDonald which explores how pension schemes could invest in UK defence (rather than let the Treasury cupboard run empty). If the re-arming of Britain is truly the mission it should … Continue reading
Torsten and Nausicaa – we too want 2025 to be a year of decisive action.
The Pension Regulator’s CEO has written a blog which you can read here or you can read an edited version on Professional Pensions . Alternatively, you can read this blog and ask yourselves if the CEO’s looking forward to … Continue reading
Government focusses on pensions not AE contributions
Pensions minister Torsten Bell has confirmed auto-enrolment (AE) thresholds will be maintained at the current levels for 2025/26, following the statutory annual review of the AE thresholds. Bell confirmed the AE earnings trigger will remain at £10,000, while the lower … Continue reading
“Great Britain?” How we get our future back with Torsten Bell
I am pleased to have a visionary running the Pension Ministry from both the DWP and HMT. This blog is from 07 July 2024 when I hoped he’d be appointed immediately. Friends who are on the inside suggested he’d need … Continue reading
Plan to spend, save or borrow? Who knows what to do?
For many people, what they earn will be what they spend on household bills this year and next. The FT report why , most people want to know what will happen to their savings (if they have them ) over … Continue reading
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The cost of living crisis – and the value of small pots
This IMF chart is (rightly) getting a lot of attention given the UK figures are truly awful. But why are they so bad? Because this is what happens when you add an energy price surge onto a country with our … Continue reading
There will be cracks in care funding – that’s how the light gets in.
Today we have had it confirmeded that in exchange for a substantial increase in national insurance – to fall on those in work, those past work will be comforted that they will have their care fees paid for them, save … Continue reading