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Govt. data shows the dynamism of Defined Contribution workplace pensions
In the past two weeks, we have had two government reports on the shape of the UK funded pension market. The first – the Office of National Statistics report presents a snapshot of the entire DB/DC market last summer. It … Continue reading
Why should we want to incur high fees on our pension pots?
“Incurrence” is a bizarre word. It is mostly used in the investment markets and typically in relation to debt. It is used by the Pensions Minister in announcing the draft regulations that will enable DC schemes to voluntarily incur fees … Continue reading
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Tagged carry, DWP, Hedge Fund Managers, performance fees, workplace Pensions
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Choosing strong pensions for your workforce.
In an earlier blog I explained by means of a metaphor about letting big trees grow by removing the deadwood from the forest, how Government is expecting to get people out of the grey box and into the yellow … Continue reading
Could #Budget21 be a game-changer for our pensions?
Sunak’s 2021 budget amounts to a kick in the backside to workplace pensions that could do for workplace pensions what the pension freedoms did to annuities. By workplace pensions, I mean the savings schemes funded through payroll and joined by … Continue reading
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Tagged budget 2021, DWP, Guy Opperman, Pensions, Sushak, workplace Pensions
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Whatever happened to the Standard Life?
Life insurance companies are not in favour and haven’t been for some time. The consolidation of the sector around a few financial behemoths L&G, Aviva, Royal London , Prudential , Quilter , Aegon , Just and LV= leaves no trace … Continue reading
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Tagged 1825, Aberdeen, IFA, Pensions, Standard Life, workplace Pensions
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TPR busts Audax and its trustee – slow but sure turn the wheels of justice!
Over four and a half years after I smelled a pension rat, I am pleased to see that the Pensions Regulator has issued a determination that puts an end to the dodgy practices surrounding the Audax Pension Scheme. I blew … Continue reading
Why I’m changing my mind about NEST
Nest nudge pension freedoms to one side https://t.co/QTwvZDVnKt via @henryhtapper – we don’t have a NEST equivalent in Australia – and it’s starting to look like a significant oversight in the evolution of our #superannuation system. @NESTInsight — Jeremy Cooper … Continue reading
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Tagged Impact, ISG, Jeremy Cooper, NEST, pensions, small pots, workplace Pensions
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The risks “private funds” pose to UK’s workplace pensions.
The publication of a document form the American Securities and Exchange Commission into the activities of private equity and hedge funds (private funds) came two days before the DWP called for evidence on the AE charge cap. You can read … Continue reading
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Tagged Hedge Funds, PE, Private Equity, private funds, workplace Pensions
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The FCA promote a secondary market in workplace pensions
It’s an obscure section of a paper that will probably be read by a relatively few people expert in pensions. If I hadn’t published it this morning it might have been overlooked as it is buried deep in the cost … Continue reading
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Tagged FCA, pension playpen, Secondary market, Steve Goddard, workplace Pensions
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A whole new can of “defaults”
The Pension Regulator’s found a new can of worms to open. This time it relates to a very local problem but creates some difficulties for those running and governing DC pensions. As the vast majority of money going into DC … Continue reading
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Tagged default, pensions, Savers, SIPPS, workplace Pensions
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