Collective Defined Contribution schemes are going to save pensions

Episodes

News round up and an interview with IFA Nicola Ellis
23 Oct· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
A quick round up of all the many current retail financial services policy initiatives and a chat with IFA and cash-flow modelling aficionado Nicola Ellis of Wellington Wealth
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A cornucopia of pension news
4 Oct· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
Nathan Long of HL joins me for a rich feast of pension news: party conferences, the Value for Money framework, the government pensions review, the latest FCA data and a look ahead to the Budget.
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The Behavioural Economics episode
2 Oct· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
Ryan Murphy of Morningstar talks through with me behavioural theory and some of the practical insights that can lead to better investing outcomes
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Financial Advice in a Consumer Duty world
29 Aug· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
...in which Catriona McInally of M&G Wealth and I discuss Consumer Duty, Lifestyle planning, vulnerable customers, segmentation, ponies and the Scottish Highlands
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Will pensions be Dashboard ready? Data quality, member ID and false passports
23 Aug· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
James Slevin of Target (targetprofessional.co.uk) joins me to discuss the challenges of pension scheme data management, the pension dashboard, member identification and...how to get a false passport...
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Adequacy and resilience - what are we aiming for?
13 Aug· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
The excellent Nathan Long of Hargreaves Lansdown talks through with me the Government's pension review, retirement adequacy and its complexities, financial resilience and the work they've done tracking it and we finish with a look ahead to the Budget on 30th October.
HL Savings and Resilience Barometer | July 2024 | HL
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The Pensions Bill, the new government and insights from Australia
2 Aug· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
Mike Ambery from Standard Life joins me to talk about what the new government is up to and what he learned on his recent research trip to Australia
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The Advice Gap 2024
9 Jul· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
The 2024 Advice Gap report is the definitive guide to the advice market, the dynamics of the sector and the impact of the FCA's Consumer Duty. Co-author and colleague Mike Barrett is here to explain all. You can download a copy of the report here The Advice Gap 2024 - The Lang Cat
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A blueprint to fix the UK's pension system
22 Jun· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
Michael Johnson sets out a radical and thought-provoking vision for reform of the UK's state, workplace and individual pensions, with a view to simplicity and long-term sustainability. Pensions: a vision for the future - Social Market Foundation. (smf.co.uk)
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What's the next government got planned for our income and savings
17 Jun· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
My colleague Alison Gay and I review the party manifestos published to date and consider the key personal finance promises
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Letters of Authority, the worst pension admin problem that isn't being fixed
11 Jun· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
Scott Phillips of the Pension Lab joins me to talk about Dashboards, the surprisingly dysfunctional LOA system and what some in the industry are trying to do about it
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Election pensions
6 Jun· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
Rachel Vahey of AJ Bell talks with me about the Triple Lock, the LTA, Pension Freedoms and the advice/guidance boundary review
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Financial advice firms, recruitment, AI, DEI
31 May· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
FT Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou and the future for financial advice firms
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Everything you ever wanted to know about getting rid of the Lifetime Allowance but were afraid to ask
23 May· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
What should have been simple has proved to be anything but; HMRC has created a new way to inflict misery on unsuspecting pension savers. Jon Greer from Quilter gently explains everything we need to know. We also discuss what a new Labour government might do with the rules.
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Collective Defined Contribution schemes are going to save pensions
14 Mar· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
Adrian Boulding makes a compelling case, not just why CDC schemes are a good idea but also, crucially how they are actually going to happen
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Having fun on Budget Day
7 Mar· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
Tom Selby and I unpick the political, fiscal and personal finance fun and games of the Budget
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Bridging the financial guidance gap
1 Mar· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
In which Robert and Charlie from Money Guided talk about how to help people manage their money better
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A long-term savings commission
26 Feb· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
Andrew Tully from Nucleus on why we need a long-term savings commission
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How do we fix pension transfers?
19 Jan· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
...in Which Dave Henderson of Penny https://pennypension.com and I offer a couple of suggestions for how to make pension transfers work better
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The Gregg McClymont episode
14 Jan· Financial Services Unplugged with Tom McPhail
...in which Gregg talks to me about pension investments in infrastructure and politics from the viewpoint of an ex-shadow pensions minister.
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Episodes

News round up and an interview with IFA Nicola Ellis

A cornucopia of pension news

The Behavioural Economics episode

Financial Advice in a Consumer Duty world

Will pensions be Dashboard ready? Data quality, member ID and false passports

Adequacy and resilience - what are we aiming for?

The Pensions Bill, the new government and insights from Australia

The Advice Gap 2024

A blueprint to fix the UK's pension system

What's the next government got planned for our income and savings

Letters of Authority, the worst pension admin problem that isn't being fixed

Election pensions

Financial advice firms, recruitment, AI, DEI

Everything you ever wanted to know about getting rid of the Lifetime Allowance but were afraid to ask

Having fun on Budget Day

Bridging the financial guidance gap

A long-term savings commission

How do we fix pension transfers?

The Gregg McClymont episode