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Pension Blog - June 2009
This blog allows us to air our views and opinions on pension related issues. We don't ask or expect you to agree with our opinions - but you're welcome to comment about a particular blog by sending us an email to enquiries@mycompanypension.co.uk
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Comparing defined benefit pension schemes with defined contribution schemes is a bit like comparing apples with pears. Nevertheless, highlighting potential…
posted 24/06/2009
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Thankfully, its not too often that you see the words ‘pension’ and ‘fraud’ in the same headline. A much more commonly associated word would be ‘loophole’ as...
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Thanks to Keeley Makin, Head of Pension Technical at Simplybiz, and one of my colleagues on the Specialist Pensions Forum, for bringing the FSA’s latest leaflet...
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I went to the Take That concert in Cardiff last night accompanying my wife for whom I’d bought the tickets as a birthday present. At 48, I can’t say that the band was…
posted 18/06/2009
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According to the latest ONS data released today, the classification of Royal Bank of Scotland Group and Lloyds Banking Group to the public sector increases...
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Pension knowledge vital key to engagement
Regular readers of these pension news updates will know how passionately I feel about the provision of pension education. It’s no coincidence that a large section...
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You might recall that with effect from April 6th 2009, new regulations came into effect concerning the statutory pension revaluation cap and the statutory...
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In his speech to the Association of British Insurers (ABI) yesterday, Shadow Chancellor George Osbourne outlined the changes that he would like to see…
posted 10/06/2009
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Capita Hartshead has produced its 16th annual pensions administration survey. I know, I bet you’ve begun to switch off already but bear with me: this kind of…
posted 09/06/2009
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Using the Freedom of Information act, a Sunday newspaper asked 1,000 public sector pension schemes how many pensioners were in receipt of a pension of…
posted 08/06/2009
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The current spate of articles on scheme closures has prompted some quite heated debates on forums and comments over the internet. My favourite from the last…
posted 05/06/2009
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With the current political turmoil pointing towards the very real prospect of a change in government at the next general election, there is an apparent consensus…
posted 04/06/2009
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The news that BP is to close its non contributory final salary scheme to new entrants from April 2010 will surprise many people. Just two months ago the company…
posted 03/06/2009
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Most ordinary people view pensions as a complicated subject and they see annuities as adding yet another layer of complexity. In fact, when you describe a pension…
posted 02/06/2009
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This article is early evidence that our younger generations will end up paying for the credit crunch in more ways than one. It discusses comments made the National…
posted 01/06/2009
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