Extending time horizons can ease short-term funding pressure, but it shifts risk toward younger members. Reform should make those intergenerational…
I've just come across this letter from Smithers, covering DB pensions in general and the USS in particular. https://smithers.co.uk/extending-the-liabilities-time-horizon-is-key-to-pensions-reform/
Great. A chance to nit-pick something from Steve Webb. The Married Woman’s Option finished in 1977, not 1978. SERPS was…
I was told by the Pensions Service, that if I divorced my husband before I retired, I would get a…
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“Why are there now 2 levels of state pension, old and new? How is that fair?”
I heard it first last night from the great Paul Lewis There will be yet another major(ish) Treasury pre-Budget announcement – this one about state pension – at 1030 tonight (Sunday) I will tweet it with analysis at that time. … Continue reading
Making Money for Torsten
It’s good to see Torsten Bell, like Pensions UK – reaching out to Damien and Timeyin. The change that is needed won’t come from inside our little room. They are making their own way to fame, self-financing their podcasts with … Continue reading
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Chancellor commits to five more years of triple lock.
Conservatives to retain UK pension triple lock in manifesto https://t.co/9bGQhKY5NG via @ft — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) March 25, 2024 This is by far and away the most important statement made by this Government on its future intentions for pensioners. It … Continue reading
Here’s how to save the triple lock
You can get behind the triple lock by signing this petition Tom Selby: Time to get serious about state pensions Commercial workplace pension and SIPP providers do not want to see a strong state pension, they want dependency on private … Continue reading
Long live the triple lock
Sunak pledges to keep to pension triple lock despite signs of extra £10bn cost https://t.co/8Vh2DuqzBL Quite right too — Henry Tapper (@henryhtapper) August 17, 2023 I appear to be the only pension person who seems to be happy about pensioners … Continue reading
No turning back on the Triple Lock ; Dr Coffey,
At this rate, pensioners could see 8% pension increases next year if Triple Lock reinstated. Can Govt stick to its pledge? https://t.co/SkWkSMWxVE — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) March 22, 2022 There had been some speculation that Dr Coffey , SOS for … Continue reading
The OECD double our pension expectations – we all need to read the small print!
An introduction to Welsh prophets Back in 2015, I wrote a blot entitled “private savings to rescue public finances“ The year before, the Government actuary- then Trevor Llanwarne had prophesied that by 2020, auto-enrolment would be making an appreciable … Continue reading
The Lords will go no further on the triple lock
House of Lords has decided to go no further on the triple lock and the legislation has now passed. Pension rise in April 2022 will be 3.1%. — Steve Webb (@stevewebb1) November 16, 2021 We should be grateful to Sir … Continue reading
How the budget could tweak pensions.
Rishi Sunak’s March 3rd benchmark will be overshadowed by the cost of building back Britain. Will pensioners be treated sympathetically and will those saving for a pension have to pay some of the price? Thanks to Becky O’Connor, Head of … Continue reading
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