Is an ex-investment banker now the most influential person in pensions?

Is an ex-banker now the most influential person in pensions?

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Similarities between the government's pensions tax relief green paper and recent briefing notes from think tank CPS lead James Jones-Tinsley to wonder if Michael Johnson is now the most influential person in pensions…

The first time I saw Michael Johnson speak was at a retirement planning conference in July 2010. Somewhat coincidentally, the conference was held just days after the Emergency Budget of the new coalition government, which had ushered in a number of far-reaching consultation papers on pensions. To set this in context, the event took place at a time when the lifetime allowance stood at £1.8m and the annual allowance stood at - gulp! - £255,000, although it was clear that both were firmly on the government's radar, because of their proposed deficit reduction plans. Further reading: ‘P...

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