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Listen "V-FM Pensions #132: Hyman's James Smith talks pension reform"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of V-FM Pensions, hosts Darren and Nico chat to defined contribution and financial wellbeing consultant, Hymans' James Smith.
We spend a lot of the podcast focusing on James' blueprint for pensions reform - Retirement Reimagined - which is co-authored in a personal capacity with Alexandra Miles. We discuss and debate many of the ideas in the paper, including changes to the state pension, the creation of a Universal Employment Pension, the use of CDC, and sidecar savings... all with the aim of delivering better retirement outcomes for normal people.
Massive hats off to James and Alexandra for committing their own time and resource to this - it's a fab read!
We also, of course, find out how James got into pensions and ask what value for money means to him.
We spend a lot of the podcast focusing on James' blueprint for pensions reform - Retirement Reimagined - which is co-authored in a personal capacity with Alexandra Miles. We discuss and debate many of the ideas in the paper, including changes to the state pension, the creation of a Universal Employment Pension, the use of CDC, and sidecar savings... all with the aim of delivering better retirement outcomes for normal people.
Massive hats off to James and Alexandra for committing their own time and resource to this - it's a fab read!
We also, of course, find out how James got into pensions and ask what value for money means to him.
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