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#Hexham MP. Minister for Employment. Brain tumour survivor + fundraiser. Amateur jockey 🏇 Passionate about #Northumberland.

Jul 10, 2019, 11 tweets

Proud to be the first ever Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion. Watch this video 🎥 and follow this thread over the next 24h to find out more👇

✨ 10 million people have been #AutoEnrolled into a workplace pension. It is one of the greatest success stories of this @Conservatives government + work of Coalition / Lab #LongTermPensionPolicy

The biggest increases have been for young people, women and the lowest paid. 📈👍

✨ We are using our pensions to tackle the #ClimateEmergency⚠️. Investors now must ensure the environment is at the heart of their investment policy. Our pension funds have exactly what we need to tackle climate change. 👇 #ESGChangesEverything 🍃 guyopperman.co.uk/articles/220519

✨ We are tech-charging our pensions with #PensionsDashboards. One single place to see all your pension pots that is accurate, secure and easy to understand. 💻📱

We’ve been supporting the introduction of the #MidLifeMOT – a programme to help ensure that people sit down and access their health, wealth, work options to help long term planning.

Find out how top companies like Aviva + Steelite are leading the way 👉 edp24.co.uk/business/mid-l…

We’ve helped to deliver a better deal for our #posties – working with @RoyalMail, @CWUnews and MPs like @PM4EastRen to develop legislation on new #CDC pensions.

I’ve met so many of our great posties, including in #Barrhead and #Norwich, and at home in #Prudhoe.

We have made the case for #FinancialInclusion across the country, from Northern Ireland to Northumberland, and from Scotland to Swindon.

✨ We've banned pension cold calling to protect savers from fraudsters. 👉 gov.uk/government/new…

✨ For members of occupational pensions we have pioneered + supported universal, 2 page #SimplerStatements📄. They are bringing clarity + simplicity to savers.

Faster transfers are bringing pensions into 21st C consumer/ investor norms by
- Championing @STAR_Transfers framework =working as a cross industry collaborative agreement to ensure investors see transfers quickly + efficiently.
- Supporting the #PASA Guidance on #DB Transfers

One of the best #FinancialInclusion experiences was meeting + learning from the amazing Pearl from @HopeCreditUnion in #America at the @LBGplc community event - a great lady changing lives every day

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