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Torsten Bell speaks in the VFM debate for the consumer.
What practically will the work on Value for Money mean to providers , employers and ultimately savers into our DC plans? We have this statement from the FCA We plan to offer roundtables and stakeholder events to discuss practical aspects … Continue reading
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Tagged Consumer, FCA, Pension Dashboard, Pensions, Torsten Bell, TPR
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Value for Money – a new way forward with a Pension Schemes Act?
The FCA have led the Value for Money, unlike previous versions where TPR led but hand in hand with it. The Government is progressing the Pension Schemes Bill 2025 to create new rules for certain trust-based pension schemes with defined … Continue reading
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Tagged FCA, Pension Scheme Bill, Pensions, Pensions Scheme Act, TPR, VFM
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The “musts”, “should” and “need to” ; TPR’s CDC regs.
We make a clear distinction between legal duties and our expectations within the draft code by using the word ‘must’ when referencing legal duties, and ‘should’ and ‘expect’ for our expectations. We use ‘need’ where the process is necessary … Continue reading
The pension industry will leave it till 2029 , hoping CDC fails
In focus: Green light for retirement-only CDC Minister for pensions Torsten Bell says: “Too often people approaching retirement are left navigating complex choices and shoulder risks they shouldn’t have to face alone. By expanding CDC to more employers and consulting … Continue reading
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Tagged auto enrolment, Business, CDC, dc pensions, DWP, Pension new, Pension Regulator, Pensions, politics, Retirement, TPR
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Richard Jones at Pension PlayPen today? Yes please!
How good it is to have someone I want to see , doing the promoting on his social feed! and then see it again? But you could stick with your local blog The meeting will be all the more pertinent … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Government, Nick Jones, pension playpen, Pensions, TPR
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TPR probes barriers to investment – a hat-trick of wins in a week.
I am pleased that TPR is changing its stance. The principles it has laid down are risk based but overly so . Trustees have complained that they live under a regime where they can be considered wreck less by TPR, … Continue reading
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Tagged hat-trick, Investment, Northern Foods, Pensions, Stagecoach, TPR
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SPP on the CDC pension we should get when buying in at retirement
The SPP are the first of the big trade bodies to publish their submission to the Retirement CDC consultation that started on 22nd October with a pow-wow at Aon , much referenced on this blog. It has gone on for … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, At REtirement, CDC, DWP, Pensions, Retirement, SPP, TPR
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M&G and Rothesay set pensions against leaseholders; enough of this.
Harry Scoffin is speaking on Tuesday at the Pension PlayPen (11th Nov) and has news for us about the difficulties he has had campaigning on behalf of those with leasehold agreements that are being charged by freeholders for services … Continue reading
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Tagged M&G, Pensions UK, Rothsay, SIPP, Society of Pension Professionals, TPR
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Public Policy Adjustments to Increase UK Investment from Defined Benefit Schemes
Defined Benefit Schemes : Public Policy Adjustments to Increase UK Investment and Encourage Exercise of Discretion Policy Opportunities for HMT / DWP / DBT From William McGrath of C-Suite The impact of the measures below would be to increase investment … Continue reading
Pension heroes or Pension zeroes – pre-97 and under payment of indexation.
The Minister termed those with a pension vocation “pension heroes”. This is a blog in praise of such people and against those who I call Pension Zeroes, those who stand against people getting their fair share. Readers of this blog … Continue reading