Auto-enrolment
Quarter of women waive pension rights on divorce
That is just not right – but what can be done about it? Divorce is such an emotional time and people have so much to think about that they just can’t focus on pensions or for that matter other financial issues. Legal advice is already expensive and adding financial adviser fees to the mix is […]
Short term trading – Just for fun
Regular readers of my blog will know that I am a supporter of medium/long term investing, building a diversified portfolio, and not being influenced by today’s events. You may, therefore, be surprised to learn that over the past few months I have enjoyed seeing if I can make some money from the extreme stock-market volatility. […]
Swindon Town FC fined £22,900 for Auto Enrolment failings – will you be next?
Yes, I know the football club got it terribly wrong but this is hard evidence that the Pensions Regulator is taking no prisoners. Thousands of small/medium sized employers reach their auto-enrolment staging date in the next twelve months by which time they need to have a workplace pension plan in place. This is an imposition I know you could […]
Auto enrolment – what do I do about existing pension plans?
“What do I do about my employees for whom I am already providing pensions?” was the big unanswered question from last week’s “Small employers and pensions; a seminar on what you need to know and do” hosted by Richard Graham MP for Gloucester. Representatives from The Pension Regulator, Nest Corporation, and The People’s Pension gave […]
Auto-enrolment – 5 facts you must know
Over the next 12 months thousands of small businesses will start to be phased into the Government’s auto-enrolment pension scheme. There is loads of information out there. Just google “auto-enrolment” – you will have hours and hours of happy reading and will probably still be confused. So here are just 5 facts you really must know:- […]