2021 – 20 May – online Meeting

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TPNW  virtual panel session – Thurs 20th May 2021

Feedback – TPNW – May

It was yet another really excellent session: great topic, a very well put together panel to bring different angles out and well run. Robin had piercing clarity of thought and I enjoyed his section most. The chap from TPR couldn’t conceive that they might have anything to learn – dismaying but witnessing it first-hand rather than merely having the impression from a distance means so much more. Christine rambled and John did well to bring her to a close. I learned a lot from the ramble though – some of it indirectly but one very powerful point came through that linked with something Robin talked about (namely, the FCA should have been an expert witness in her case, not part of the prosecution). David and Vicky were good, too. My only regret is that it wasn’t in person! That would have made a great opening session on Thursday evening and the conversation would surely have continued in the bar.

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This being the first one that I attended, I found the panel format of the meeting really interesting and the way that it was set up to challenge our thinking. Each speaker brought something different to the table and I could feel their individual passion.

I would like to more fully understand how we can reach members of generation X so that they know what to expect in retirement and can more easily negotiate the information available as they fast approach their own retirement. How much is too small an amount to contribute – i.e. the amounts that put savers into the category where the amount they have saved for retirement leaves them without additional government support and unable to afford retirement. How do we assist them to navigate the paperwork, gain trust and avoid being scammed.

I am also really interested to understand more about the pensions dashboard and what the look and feel of this is. Again how will we make our audience aware of the benefits and how will it be used. Is there as simple way to make pensions planning easy!

I am sure that these are areas that will have already been covered off in previous sessions. Indeed after the meeting I finally had a chance to explore the Carey Pensions case – so that I understood better what the discussion was about.

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I really enjoyed the session. I thought that there was a good selection of speakers, and they covered several very topical issues in a thought-provoking and engaging way.

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Just a brief note to say thank you for another superb session. The topic was really interesting and it was so good to have experts with such deep knowledge involved. I thought all the presentations were excellent, particularly those which were clear and succinct in their arguments, and which were able to draw clear links between regulation / law, and pension outcomes such as Robin.

It was a big topic and could have been split into two sessions, one on regulation and one on litigation, as is so often the case when there is so much experience. Despite that, it was an enlightening session and gave me a lot to think about in the context of our current research. I also found it really valuable to hear the arguments for and against regulation in its current form put forward so clearly and articulately. Perhaps another angle to examine in more depth in the future is the role that regulation can play for individuals with lower levels of income and saving, and how this regulatory perspective differs from / compares to individuals with greater financial resources.

Thank you again for these valuable sessions, I always look forward to them very much.

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Just a few thoughts:

A really important topic, and one that merits revisiting every couple of years or so.

A strong line-up of well-informed speakers, Robin Ellison foremost amongst them.

The speakers addressed different aspects of this broad topic, which made it hard to get debate going between them. For example, Robin’s points were clear and succinct as ever, but weren’t something that Anthony Raymond from tPR could really engage with, regulators in general being unable to comment on the validity of the brief they are handed.

Christine brought valuable first-hand experience, but wasn’t strong at conveying it. Perhaps an ‘interview’ format would have helped structure her input more directly towards the brief.

 Hope that helps.

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TPNW has built a reputation for excellent discussion sessions and has carried this on virtually.  Organisation was excellent as well, with helpful and timely information shared in advance of bookings and also in advance of the session itself.  The vent – as expected – was expertly chaired by John Moret who gave relevant top and tailing of the discussions, panellist introductions and hosting the Q&A session.  All the panellists made good contributions and what impressed me was the breadth of their knowledge as they were all involved in the same subject but from different viewpoints.  This led to a much more interesting debate than if there were panellists from similar professions.  Well done to you Patricia and John for pulling together another great session.

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