Displaying items by tag: Mike Morrison
Mike Morrison: Is it realistic to ask us to keep working over 67?
Looking at the UK’s first State Pension Age review...
I was writing an article the other day in which I made the point that, with the changing demographics in the UK, one of the Government’s main tools for controlling costs and behaviour is the State Pension Age (SPA).
Mike Morrison: a touch of irony in pensions debate
A pretty solid pension’s day was had earlier this month, with an eloquent debate in the House of Commons about equalisation of state pension ages.
Mike Morrison: ISA style pensions not so popular when you explain
I was at my daughter’s birthday party last Sunday afternoon doing that bit where you hang around while all the kids have fun.
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.
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.
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.