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Mike Morrison: why would we want less flexible market?
In an alternative world to the UK Budget, The European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority published a consultation paper on the creation of a standardised Pan-European Personal Pension product on 3 July.
Mike Morrison: Advisory regime needs some radical change
A couple of Saturdays ago, and in a break from having a full weekend, I was asked to speak at the Retirement Money Show in London.
Mike Morrison: Govt call for firms to up their game is ironic
We live in an instantaneous world – if I go on Amazon I can have my purchase with me the next day, banking can be done at the click of a mouse and bills can be paid without even getting up in the morning.
AJ Bell: Blue-chip investments signal exciting opportunities
Morrison blog: Upturn in people interested in taking cash out
Much of my last 12 months has been spent touring the UK, talking to advisers about pension freedoms. Whilst I still have a few sessions to go, I’d like to share a few interesting findings with you.
Sting in the tail could surprise flexible drawdown clients
Morrison Blog: Confusion to reign over lifetime allowance
So, Budget 2015 brought us another change to the lifetime allowance (LTA), with the proposal to reduce it from £1.25 million to £1 million. This now seems to be the pension policy of choice for at least two of the main political parties.
Morrison Blog: Is trouble coming over the horizon?
Sometimes you spot something a bit left field that makes you wonder about the wider implications and whether trouble is just over the horizon.
Pension world's answer to Rolling Stones rocker set for tour
Morrison Blog: Pension wise or pension whys?
In May 2014, Steve Webb, addressing the Treasury Select Committee, indicated that the Guidance Guarantee "would be fairly basic ... fairly rudimentary ... fairly general ... but enough to get people to the starting gate".