Blogs
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Pensions aren't broken - but they're work in progress
23/05/2016
Yvonne Braun, Director of Policy, Long-term Savings and Protection On Saturday, the Daily Telegraph launched a 19 point campaign for reforming the pensions system to ensure everyone can engage…
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Budget 2016: What does it mean for savers?
23/03/2016
Yvonne Braun, Director of Policy, Long-term Savings and Protection In Wednesday’s Budget, the Chancellor sought to appeal to younger savers with a ‘Lifetime ISA’ which they can use to save with a…
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How is the insurance and long term savings industry meeting the needs of an ageing population?
22/02/2016
Yvonne Braun, Director of Policy, Long-term Savings and Protection The ageing society is not just an issue for “older people” – it affects all age cohorts, in different ways. Long-term savings…
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Pensions Dashboard: the next frontier in Fintech
21/01/2016
Yvonne Braun, Director, Long Term Savings Policy Anyone looking back in a decade or more will view this decade as the turning point where technology, powered by low-cost computing, began to reshape…
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Legacy pensions: tackling the problem head on
05/02/2015
Yvonne Braun, Director, Long Term Savings Policy If the Government really wants all savers in legacy schemes to receive value for money, it must play its part The publication in December of the…
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The future of social care funding
30/01/2015
Yvonne Braun, Director of Savings, Retirement and Social Care, ABI Oscar Wilde once said: 'The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young.' The good news is that life…
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Changes to the pensions landscape and the impact on insurers – the challenges and opportunities
08/10/2014
Yvonne Braun, Head of Savings, Retirement and Social Care, ABI This week I spoke at an industry event on the changing pensions landscape and the challenges and opportunities it creates. The pension…
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Devils in details - a pragmatic solution to the pension tax consequences of freedom and choice
22/07/2014
Yesterday, the Chancellor announced his decisions on the consultation following the Budget reforms to pensions. One important aspect that received much less attention than others was how the reforms…
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The FSCP's report into annuities – more heat than light?
11/12/2013
On 10 December, the Financial Services Consumer Panel published its report into annuities, based on a twelve-month study which included qualitative consumer research, mystery shopping of annuity…
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A new retirement? We want to hear what you think
18/11/2013
Last week the ABI launched the first comprehensive review of the UK’s retirement needs. In a nutshell that means we want to explore whether changes can be made to the way people turn their savings…