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A democratic way to improve DC investment.
Little noticed last week , Legal and General opened the door to shed light on the decision making around the DC default it operates not just for its master trust, but its contract based and legacy DC… more →
The Vision of the Pension Plowman
A democratic way to improve DC investment.
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wrote 1 day ago: Little noticed last week , Legal and General opened the door to shed light on the decision making a … more →
Do consumers benefit from risk-based pricing?
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wrote 1 week ago: The question arose during a talk by John Raven of Oxera and whacked me right between the eyes. This … more →
A momentous day for restoring confidence in UK pensions
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wrote 1 week ago: Friday May 10th 2013 is momentous for the pensions industry. It is the day the DWP announced the end … more →
Get up! Stand up! For your pension rights!
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wrote 2 weeks ago: I haven’t seen too many smiley faces among Pension people , certainly not in the last five yea … more →
Helping companies take decisions on pensions
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wrote 1 month ago: One of the first thing you are taught at sales school is to “sell not tell”. Selling peo … more →
The sins of the past
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wrote 1 month ago: Over the past four weeks we have talked with some of the senior people at the insurers and mastertru … more →
Jack the Jouneyman; PlayPen nag up for the craic!
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wrote 1 month ago: We have a horse! The Pension PlayPen is leasing, for a week, “Jack the Journeyman”. The … more →
"Stick or twist" for the lifecos.
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wrote 1 month ago: Clubs? This is the third of three Easter blogs that address the issue of how corporate pensions are … more →
Give a straight red to active member discounts
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wrote 1 month ago: To me, active member discounts are the pension equivalent of the two footed tackle (with all studs s … more →
Because it's an ISA doesn't make it a bargain.
wrote 1 month ago: ISAs are promoted by the likes of Michael Johnson as a “clean” alternative to pensions. … more →
Tescos - Karen Wake helps- quite a lot!
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wrote 2 months ago: Schemes should design auto-enrolment procedures with a longer term focus than the staging da … more →
How the banks try to f*ck us - and how we deal with them
wrote 2 months ago: It’s Sunday morning and I am reading a poem written around 1936 by Ezra Pound. It is about Usu … more →
Tomorrow's problems today..the OFT on pensions
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wrote 2 months ago: Here are some questions I was asked yesterday. My answers are in blue. See how you get on with them! … more →
"Three into two won't go"- NO EXIT at Playpen lunch!
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wrote 2 months ago: At the suggestion of Maria Doyle, the Playpen sat down to discuss “what makes for an ideal def … more →
Taking meaningful investment choices off the shelf
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wrote 3 months ago: I’m pleased to hear that NEST is planning to explain its investment plans that everyon … more →
Why we must get resolution on pension charges
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wrote 4 months ago: White horse in field (Photo credit: Wikipedia) We shouldn’t underestimate the task the 14 memb … more →
"Pensions aren't dead yet!" January pension play pen lunch
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wrote 4 months ago: At an unusually passionate lunch, notable for the absence of the principal villain, Michael Johnson, … more →
"Exclusive" social media is foolish
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wrote 5 months ago: An ”exclusive social media site” is an oxymoron. Social media is about sharing and not e … more →
Pensions Rocked again
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wrote 5 months ago: Five great bands A full house A proper bunch of judges A fabulous back up team! It’s easy to t … more →
